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Figure 3-18. The Jug Sling Knot. Lay a bight back cord, which is so slick and springy that many com-
over its standing parts, then twist those parts mon knots will crawl right out of it. Geoffrey Bud-
twice to form an eye. Grasping the knot by its two worth, a past Secretary of the International Guild
legs, lift it up slightly, then reach through the eye of Knot Tyers, faced this bungee drawback when he
with the thumb and forefinger to snare the bight was trying to secure gear on the deck of his kayak.
between the two legs; pull the bight through the It was he who resurrected the Angler’s Loop for this
eye (follow the arrow in C), twisting it 180 degrees modern material.
to arrive at the configuration in D. Now pass the This knot is useful elsewhere, of course, but
left-hand ear under the knot as in D, then care- watch out for its tendency to jam. Figure 3-19
fully turn the knot over to get the configuration in shows it being tied near the end of the line, without
E. Pass one bight (shown by the arrow in E) under using the end. This can be done with any bight loop,
the knot, and arrange the knot to get the configu- as alternatives to the Bowline.
ration in F. Draw up around the neck of your jug.
There are many other in-the-bight knots, but
method shown here or the showy Tugboat (or Fly- these are the cream; compare against them any oth-
ing) Bowline technique (see the following section, ers that you might want to use, to be certain they
“Seven Bowlines”). So the Angler’s Loop survived, also possess the virtues of strength, good lead, ease
used as a speedily produced but little-known alter- of tying and untying, and especially security. If a
native to the Bowline. Then along came bungee bight knot slips, you can get caught in the middle.

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