Page 67 - The Pocket Guide to Outdoor Knots

ANGLER’S LOOP

Purpose

Use this splendid knot to make a fixed loop that is secure in almost any material,
even stretchy elastic shock (bungee) cord which escapes from many other knots.

Tying #1

Begin by loosely tying an overhand knot with a draw-loop (figure 1). Extend the
loop to the required size and then wrap and tuck the working end as shown

(figure 2). Work the resulting knot snug and tight by repeated gentle pulling on
standing part, working end and both loop legs in turn, until the knot assumes its

distinctive final form (figures 3–4).

Tying #2

Knowing what the completed knot looks like, there is a quick and smoother

method of tying this loop knot in the bight (figures 5–7).

Knot lore

The angler’s loop worked well in old-fashioned horsehair, gut and silken fishing

lines, when it would be tied in a line or leader as the start for various tackle
systems (hence its name), and it is believed by some to date back at least to the

days of the 17th-century angling writer Izaak Walton.