How to Make a Hanging Knot
- 1). Pass the monofilament line through the hook's eye and bring the working end back up towards the standing end. Ensure that you have at least six inches of line on the working end.
- 2). Bend the working end about an inch above the hook so that it goes back towards the hook. The line will now go down, through the hook's eye, up for an inch and down for an inch to form a loop. There should be an additional five inches of line on the working end of the line.
- 3). Begin wrapping the working end of the line around the three lengths of line described in Step 2. Begin at the hook's eye and work up, making a total of five turns of line.
- 4). Slip the working end of the line through the loop described in Step 2. Hold the working end in place and carefully pull the standing end to tighten the hangman's knot around the hook's eye.
- 5). Dress the line neatly to ensure the turns of line don't cross or overlap each other. Pull both the working and standing end of line firmly to ensure the hangman's knot is completely tightened and cut the working end close to the knot.