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This knot is also known as the San Diego knot, reverse clinch knot or Heiliger knot. This is a common knot used by fishermen [1] because it is simple to tie, is strong [2] and can be used with many kinds of line including mono-filament, fluorocarbon, and braided fishing line. [3] It is an alternative to another fishing knot, the clinch knot. [4]
Close-up of a shoelace knot. The shoelace knot, or bow knot, is commonly used for tying shoelaces and bow ties. The shoelace knot is a doubly slipped reef knot formed by joining the ends of whatever is being tied with a half hitch, folding each of the exposed ends into a loop and joining the loops with a second half hitch. The size of the loops ...
Sailor's knot a.k.a. carrick bend – used for joining two lines; San Diego Jam knot – a common fishing knot; Savoy knot a.k.a. figure-eight knot, Flemish knot – decorative, heraldic knot; Shear lashing; Sheepshank – used to shorten or store rope; Sheet bend – joins two ropes together; Shoelace knot – commonly used for tying shoelaces ...
Due to their flexibility, lack of stretch and most important, slippery surface, braided lines are hard to knot properly. There are several knots that can be used with braided lines: Double Uni Knot or Uni to Uni Knot, Double Palomar knot, Berkley Braid Knot, San Diego Jam Knot, Trilene knot, Alberto knot etc. It is very important to tie the ...
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There are several more secure alternatives to the common shoelace bow, with names such as Turquoise Turtle Shoelace Knot, or Shoemaker's Knot, Better Bow Shoelace Knot, Surgeon's Shoelace Knot, and Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot, [4] or double slip knot. One such knot has been patented in 1999 under the title "Shoelace tying system". [5]
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