tag end

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Recent Examples of tag end Set it up by tying a 12 to 24 inch length of 6-lb fluorocarbon to your main line, leaving a 3- to 4-inch tag end off your knot, and then tie on a 1/4 ounce casting weight to the bottom of the line. — Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024 Tie a size 4 to size 2 octopus hook to the tag end of the fluro and then hook a small soft plastic baitfish or leech, such as a Tiny Fluke or a Slug-Go, through its head. — Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024 After the knot has been fully tightened, trim the tag ends of the leader and braid. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024

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“Tag end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag%20end. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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