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  2. List of knots - Wikipedia

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    Half blood knot (clinch knot) – for securing a fishing line to a fishing lure, snap or swivel; Half hitch – simple overhand knot, where the working end of a line is brought over and under the standing part; Half-Windsor knotknot used for tying neckties; Halter hitch – connects a rope to an object

  3. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

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    The reef knot can capsize if one of its standing ends is pulled.. A knot that has capsized or spilled has deformed into a different structure. Although capsizing is sometimes the result of incorrect tying or misuse, it can also be done purposefully in certain cases to strengthen the knot (see the carrick bend [4]) or to untie a seized knot which would otherwise be difficult to release (see ...

  4. San Diego Jam knot - Wikipedia

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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]

  5. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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    A knot for connecting to a post when weight is applied to an end running parallel to the post in a specific direction. Improved clinch knot: Also known as the Salmon Knot, a knot that is often used for securing a fishing line to a hook or lure. Killick hitch: A type of hitch knot used to attach a rope to oddly shaped objects. Knute hitch

  6. Buntline hitch - Wikipedia

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    The buntline hitch is the same knot as the four-in-hand knot used for neckties. [6] When it is made in flat material in the manner used to fasten a necktie, the working end is brought more parallel to the standing part during tightening than generally seen when made in cylindrical cordage for load-bearing purposes.

  7. Clove hitch - Wikipedia

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    This knot is particularly useful where the length of the running end needs to be adjustable, since feeding in rope from either direction will loosen the knot to be tightened at a new position. With certain types of cord, the clove hitch can slip when loaded. [2] In modern climbing rope, the clove hitch will slip to a point, and then stop ...

  8. Two half-hitches - Wikipedia

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    Two half-hitches is a type of knot, specifically a binding knot or hitch knot.One variety consists of an overhand knot tied around a post, followed by a half-hitch. This knot is less often referred to as a clove hitch over itself, double half-hitch, or full-hitch.

  9. Trilene knot - Wikipedia

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    The Trilene knot / ˈ t r aɪ l iː n / is a multipurpose fishing knot that can be used for attaching monofilament line to hooks, swivels and lures. It resists slippage and failures. [1] The knot was apparently in use at least as early as 1975 when it was included in Tom McNally's Complete Book of Fishermen's Knots as the "double-looped clinch ...