Some of the present line passing devices include an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end including a tip and an actuatable portion proximal to the tip, and a line passageway sized to receive a line and extending in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end, the line passageway extending through the distal end, a user-operable adjustment member movably coupled to the proximal end, and one or more wires coupled to the knob and to the actuatable portion, where the line passing device is configured such that, in response to movement of the knob, the one or more wires actuate the actuatable portion to angularly displace the distal end relative to the proximal end.