The Slim Beauty Knot is an excellent knot for joining different diameters and different materials. Strong and easy to tie, many people us it as a more convenient alternative to a Bimini Twist.
Always moisten your line with saliva or water before pulling tight. This is especially important on fluorocarbon lines that are easily damaged by heat from friction.
1. Form a loop in the leader line making two wraps inside the loop to tie a double overhand knot in the leader.
2. Slowly pull the leader line from both ends until it forms a figure-eight in the loop.
3. Pass about 8-10 inches of the tag end of your braided mainline through both loops in the figure-eight.
4. Moisten the figure eight knot. Then pull both ends of the leader line to tighten the figure-eight around the braided mainline.
5. Wrap the braided mainline around the leader line eight times going up.
6. Then eight times on top of the first wraps going back down.
7. Tuck the tag end of the braided mainline into the first loop between the leader and mainline.
8. Moisten and steadily pull the tag end to tighten. Trim tag ends.
