Doubled
Leaders 
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Attaching a doubled leader, straight to your main line,
has never been for the faint of heart, it is usually done only by the most
experienced off shore fishermen. Doubled leaders are used sometimes
for off shore trolling, and have been in the past, attached to the line
with the Bimimi Twist knot, this knot is the hardest of all fishing
knots to tie. This EZ Knot, Doubled Leader knot, is the hardest of the
EZ Knots to tie as well, but is many times simpler than the Bimimi twist.
This knot should not be attempted until you are proficient in the use of
the EZ Knot, which, for most, takes about 15 min. of tying the other
knots. I suggest you tie a few line to line
knots, before attempting this EZ D.L.K.
Since inventing this knot, I have been able to tie it without the EZ knot, although it is many times more difficult, than using the EZ Knot, but it is still, many times easier than tying the Bimimi Twist, and with practice I have gotten quite fast at tying it by hand. Substitute your index finger for the EZ Knot. Practice this knot, and check it's strength, to make sure you tied it properly.
Step
one: Lay your main line across the top of the EZ knot, with the free end
going out towards the end of the EZ knot. Lay your line you are making
the doubled leader from, with the free ends towards the back of the EZ
Knot. It does not matter if the main line goes between the two leader ends
across the tool, but they should not be twisted together in any manor.
now just tie the standard EZ Knot around both ends
of the doubled line as shown, pull the knot off the tool and pull it up
tight. Slide about eight inches of the doubled free end out from the knot,
so you will have enough line to tie the other locking stop knot out of
the doubled line.
Step
two: Now turn everything around on the EZ Knot , and lay the line across
the top as shown. For space reasons I show a very short doubled line,,
but it can be as long as you wish, and the free ends are shown very short,
they should extend eight inches beyond the end of the EZ knot. You are
going to be using the double free ends as if they are a single line, you
run them together through out the knot tying. Take them both, and go down
between the top two forks, and around the center tine.
Step
three: Now the difficult part, take both lines, while holding them parallel,
wrap them both around the EZ knot, and the main line, this should be done
snugly, and after the first wrap has been made, hold the wrap in place
with your index finger, that is holding the EZ knot, you need to do this
because you must release the free ends, to grab them from the other side
of the main line, so you can make your final wrap
Step
four: Make your final wrap, keeping the two lines in parallel
Step
five: Run the two ends together under the wraps , and out the end of the
EZ knot, pull both ends equally, sliding the knot from the EZ Knot, grab
the loop end and the two free ends and pull the knot up very tightly around
the main line, then grab the main line, and the loop end, and slide the
two knots together. Trim you tags, then pull hard against the knots testing
it's strength, and setting the knot.
With a little practice this knot can be tied completely in under 30 sec. All knots should be practiced before you ever get on the water, so they become automatic, when you start to tie them when fishing, you don't want to have to think about how it is done.