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This article was first published in Kayak Angler Issue 45

But long before I moved into the field of knot-tying, I was content to join a line-to-swivel, swivel-to-trace and trace-to-hook via a Simple Loop Knot, where the loop is made only perhaps 25mm long just long enough to pass over the hook and swivel

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For the sake of a true head-to-head test, I also spent time swapping the reels between one rod, a Fenwick HMG 72 medium heavy with a moderate fast tip, to make sure I gave them a fair shake

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