Measure off just over twice the length of line
your finished double will be. The main line
or standing part is A. The returning length is B,
and the tag is C. Let's call the loop formed, D.

As with the Bimini, your rod should be firmly
in a rod holder and the clutch of the reel set
on strike drag. Keeping the line tight by pulling
away from your rod and reel, pass C over B
(alongside A). Pull B tight. Because tension
must be maintained throughout the plaiting
process, it helps to wrap each successive leg
in turn, around your finger as shown.

Pass A over C and pull tight.

Pass B over A and pull A tight.

Pass C over B and pull C tight. Having completed
the first cycle of the plait, increase tension
on the line, even though some distortion may
appear at the beginning of the plait.

This is normal.

Now you are getting the idea,
A goes over C then C is pulled tight.

Always pull the leg you have just crossed,
really tight against the line
coming from your rod and reel.

That way your plait will be nice and firm.

Having plaited for at least a dozen cycles,
double the tag over to form loop E as shown.

Loop E is plaited in just like the other two
single legs. I secure the loop against the plait
with the thumb and forefinger of the right hand
as shown.

Transfer loop E to the index finger
of your left hand and cross leg B
over it to the centre. Now pull E tight.

Pass A over B, pull tight.

Pass E over A, pull A tight.

B goes over E, pull E tight.

A has already gone over B, shown is E over A.

Shown is A over B.

Continue for one complete cycle of the plait
then pass loop D through loop E.

Then pull the entire double through.

Secure the double by pulling on loop D
against tag C to form a collar around the double.

All illustrations and text are reproduced with the consent of
Australian Fishing Network, the publishers of
the "Complete Book of Knots and Rigs" by Geoff Wilson.

This book has become the "Knot Bible" for both experienced anglers and beginners alike,
and should be essential reading for anybody who has lost a fish because of a failed knot!

Albright Knot | Bimini Twist | Blood Knot | Braid Ring Knot | Cat's Paw to Swivel
Centauri Knot | Common Snell | Double Four Fold Blood Knot | Double Overhand Loop
Double Uni Knot | End Loop | Figure Eight Knot | Flemish Eye | G.M's World Fair Knot

Loop and Cross-Loop Connection | Marshall's Snare | Nail Knot with Loop
Palomar Knot | Perfection Loop | Plaiting a Double | Scaffold Knot | Spider Hitch | Stop Knot
Surgeon's Knot | Thumb Knot | Triple Palomar Knot | Tucked Sheet Bend Knot | Uni Knot