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figure 18.4
Buntline fisherman’s bend: secures slippery ropes when a bucket hitch or fisherman’s bend is not
sufficient. The knot is formed by starting with a bucket hitch (see page 24), to the point after the end
has been worked tight and before a half hitch is made on the standing part. Take the end down around
the standing part, then back across itself towards the initial round turn, before taking a second turn
around the standing part in the same direction as the first. Then tuck the end up between the turns,
forming a clove hitch (figure 19.1). The knot can then be worked tight. We recommend an alternative
finish when you are using a slippery rope (figure 19.2), whereby after tying the standard basic hitch
(figure 19.1) you tuck back the working end into the lay of the standing part.
