Posted by fin-nor
on 9/1/2016, 7:56 pm, in reply to "Re: How to do the off-the-ground and pendulum cast without killing anyone?"
I use the slim beauty knot for tying shock leaders onto mainline, have never had it catch the guides on my rods or the level wind on an overhead I have started to surfcast with. Here is an animated how to on tying the slim beauty 
http://www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/slim-beauty-knot/
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