Shorbe Loop

I finally tied my first successful Shorbe Loop today. I've been fighting with arthritis in my neck that affects the thumb, index finger & middle finger of both hands. Needless to say, there are a lot of things my hands used to do that they can't do anymore. The loop I tied today will work, but it looks pretty sloppy. Long story short, I'm going back to using a single overhand knot for the big end of my leader, and using a double overhand to tie tippet to leader. It works fine that way, and I've never had a problem with them.

Lotech: JoAnn Fabric has "Knit-Pickers" which will make the Shorbe Loop a whole lot easier to complete cost less than $2.

I have a spare if they don't have any.... just send me your mailing address and I will have it going out with the next mailing.

~Parnelli

One way to make a Shorb Loop using a Knit Picker.

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Insert the knit picker through the leader past the latch. Distance from the paper clip will determine the size of the loop

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Hook all the strands, remove the paper clip and close the latch.

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Pull the hook back through the leader.

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Slide the paper clip loop past the latch and hook the loop you have just formed and close the latch

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Pull the loop back through the leaders and you have a neat looking Shorb Loop. Slide the loop over a pencil, pen, etc. and pull it up tight.

Thanks you guys. I have a knit picker and used it today. Still a sloppy job. The overhand knot will do the job just fine. So far I haven't snagged a tippet on the knot during my tailing loop casts.