Blood Knot: Tutorial 

Explaining this as two clinch knots really brought home the months long confusion with tying this knot and I finally did it tonight.

Really like how you credit the old timers that did all the hard work.

Thanks! I struggled with this knot until you said about 2 clinch knots. That real did it for me and then it was like...........butter!

Thank you , I’ve leaned a lot with watching your videos.

Opening that angle is a fantastic hint. Made this knot soooooo much easier. Great stuff. Thank you.

Thank you! I watched about a dozen videos so far and this is the one video that made it click for me. Awesome tip with the angle.

I can't believe that simple trick made a world of difference! I'm a bloodknot pro now.. haha. Thank you!

Knot tying tool worked super well with this knot.

So I’ve been struggling with a blood knot. Side note, I’m just getting into fly fishing. I’ve watched a few videos and still struggled. I watched your video and 15 minutes later, I’ve tied 5 real nice knots. Thank you so much!!!

5:10 that above the shoulder shot really is awesome, thanks!

Yeah I got some spools and just built like 30 leaders over a few days, and now the blood knots is so damn easy, I'll never forget it either.

2 clinch knots, that was all I needed to know, thanks Brian you're the Master!!

Fantastic tips to hold the x open. i tried this knot many times but i stop doing it because the loop closed so easely. But now i will do the knot again . A big thanks Brian for the tip. from Stig Knutsson Sweden Gothenburg.

You dropped Lefty Kreh's name so I'm hooked. I've subscribed and turned on notifications. Thanks for the help.

A few years back I bough an 8 wt 9 ft Lefty Kreh TFO fly rod and I hope I catch a few salmon with it this weekend. You tie some awesome knots and very well spoken. You make tying all of these knots a breeze.

Great video! You did a good job with contrast of the lines and zooming camera in for the viewers. So many channels fail in these aspects of filming a video. I think i will finally be able to tie this knot. Thank you!

That was amazing, thank you first try I was amazed I did it so effect.

Two clinch knots! OMG, it suddenly makes so much more sense.

great demonstration ! Thanks much

Great tips 😊

Thank you for this great explanation! Would a blood knot be appropriate for tying 20 pound test to 12 pound ?

Great and easy thanks

Watching Brian's finger manipulations really helped me through this. Took me more than 5 times however :) - One question, when both tags end up coming out in the same direction - will that knot fail quicker than the correct, opposite directional orientation that's presented? and, why are they coming out from the same side? thanks again- Steve in MA

I've always used the uni to uni when connecting my braid to floro leader... will the blood knot hold up as well.. I am using the knot for saltwater fishing. THX

Hi Brian, There's some dispute online as far as what line widths can be tied together using the blood knot. Some people say that if you're tying two lines that have more than 1x difference in diameter a double surgeons is favorable, others say Blood knot for anything so long as you tie it properly. Do you have any advise for when bloodline would trump the double surgeons and vice versa? Thanks for all the videos!

So you don't recommend it for 6x/7x tippet? I can do it with heavy lines bc i normally smallmouth fish. After going for trout this past weekend and using 7x, the knot was a beast for me. The 7x curls like crazy. Just did a surgeons knot.

Did you mention a book of how to build your own leaders?

Have you tired the Alberto knot? That's my fav for braid to fluorocarbon.

so anything under 0.12 of an inch should we tie a uni to uni knot

any updates on the book?

Will this work going from the fly line to a homemade leader?

The book you mentioned on knots what is the Name of it..

Do you always use 5 turns no matter what diameter of leader material?

i’ve been doing this all day and still can’t get it…trying to connect a leader to a fly line

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Brian if I could kiss you I would. Watch 15 videos of blood knots. Watched yours got it done. Been trying braid to braid for tip ups

tried 20 times and does not work.

Hi Sir I have been using this Blood Knot for years now but still have a struggling trying to hold the 2 lines together when doing the wraps around to do this Blood Knot & sometimes I don't do it right & the lines pull threw & I have start again & till I get it right & I always moisten the knot when pulling on the 2 lines up tight as it can heat up the Monofilament Nylon Lines if you don't moisten the 2 Lines when pulling on the 2 lines up TIGHT THE MONOFILAMENT NYLON LINE GETS HOT & PUTS STRESS ON THE 2 LINES TO FORM THE BLOOD KNOT PLEASE ALWAYS MOISTEN THE TO LINES & EVEN BRAID TO MONOFILAMENT NYLON LINE MUST MOISTEN THE 2 LINES & Sir you have shown me the easier way when doing this Blood Knot Thank You Very Much Sir & I'm Very Much Appreciated & I won't have to struggle when doing the BLOOD KNOT PLEASE AGAIN MOISTEN THE 2 LINES WHEN DOING THIS BLOOD KNOT & YOUS WON'T BE PUTTING STRESS ON THE 2 LINES & Have A Lovely Nice Day Sir Kind Regards Peter Thanks Again Sir FOR SHOWING ME THE EASIER WAY TO DO THE BLOOD KNOT

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