2023 WAM Why Knot!
Date: October 3rd, 2023
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Thorne Brothers - 10091 Central Ave. NE, Blaine, MN 55434
Instructors:
Corie Berrigan WAM Education Director & Education Committee Members
Class Description:
A class on knots and rigging! Learn fishing knots, when to use a certain knot, set up fishing rigs, tie hooks, flies, lures, and 'knot' lose your hooks!
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Schedule:
5:30 PM Shop & Social – Great time to apply your 10% WAM Member Discount!
6:00 PM Class, Introductions and discuss importance of knots & when to tie a certain knot
6:45 PM Rigging & Instruction
7:15 PM Closing questions & clean up
7:30PM End (Shop Closed at 7:00PM)
Learn fishing knots & rigging, setup terminal rigs, lures, hooks & flies. Learn how to tie knots efficiently making it easier & tie a clinch with a speed method! Bring your reels & leader material, learn to add mono or fluor leader to your braid. This class will be hands on, so tie along while being social with your WAM Members.
What you need: Bring a scissors or nippers/clippers to cut tag ends of leader material & braid. If you’d like to create your own rigs, please bring your preferred terminal: hooks, swivel, snaps, spinners, beads, jigs & weights. Some materials will be provided, mono & some large hooks to learn knots.
Recommended App 'Animated Knots by Grog' or access their website https://www.animatedknots.com/
Knots Covered:
- Clinch
- Snell
- Palomar
- Trilene
- Non-slip Loop
- Alberto
- Surgeons
Rigging Covered:
- River Dropper Rig
- Drop Shot
- Texas Rig
- Lindy Rig
- Weight Slider Rig for cats & sturgeon
