Tying a Fisherman's Knot

Tying a fisherman's knot is incredibly easy to do, as I show in this video. There is a graphic below which may help explain things better, too. You simply loop the line through the circle end of the swivel, give it a few twists, then put the end of the line through the loop of fishing line closest to the swivel, but not through the swivel hole itself. Then just pull in both directions and you are done. This is called the "cinche knot". For the "improved cinche knot" you do exactly the same thing, but after you pull the end through the loop by the swivel, you pull it back again through the loop you just created by doing this. I'll do another video soon with that addition.

Here is the basic way to tie the knot. In the 3rd step, the end of the line goes through the loop in the fishing line that is closest to the swivel, but does not go through the swivel. Then pull down on that end while pulling up on the other end. Done

And here is a close-up of a swivel