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Turle knot
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| Turle knot | |
|---|---|
| Names | Turle knot, Major Turle's Knot |
| Category | loop |
| Typical use | Fishing |
A turle knot is a knot use while fishing for tying a hook or fly to a leader. It is named after William Greer Turle, a 19th-century English angler who popularized the knot but did not claim to have invented it. It has sometimes, wrongly, been referred to as the turtle knot.[1]
References
- ↑ Geoffrey Budworth, The Complete Book of Fishing Knots (New York: The Lyons Press, 1999), 108-111.
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