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A '''turle knot''' is a [[knot]] use while [[fishing]] for tying a [[Fishing hook|hook]] or [[Fly lure|fly]] to a [[leader (fishing)|leader]]. It is named after [[William Greer Turle]], a 19th-century | A '''turle knot''' is a [[knot]] use while [[fishing]] for tying a [[Fishing hook|hook]] or [[Fly lure|fly]] to a [[leader (fishing)|leader]]. It is named after [[William Greer Turle]], a 19th-century English [[Angling|angler]] who popularized the knot but did not claim to have invented it. It has sometimes, wrongly, been referred to as the turtle knot.<ref name="budcomp">Geoffrey Budworth, ''The Complete Book of Fishing Knots'' (New York: The Lyons Press, 1999), 108-111.</ref> | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
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==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.eaglespark.com/Knots/turle.htm Tying instructions] | *[http://www.eaglespark.com/Knots/turle.htm Tying instructions] | ||
*[http://www.turle.name/the_musicians/indiI706.html Background on William Greer Turle] | *[http://www.turle.name/the_musicians/indiI706.html Background on William Greer Turle] | ||
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Revision as of 20:10, 26 December 2009
Turle knot | |
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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.