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make three to five wraps around the standing part.

STEP 2 Bring the running end back and thread it through the crossing turn closest to
the eye.

STEP 3 Tuck the running end through its own bight. Tighten by pulling on the
standing part. If there’s slack, pull the running end.

Thin monofilament requires more wraps than thicker line does, and even one wrap

can make the difference as to whether it slips under strain. It is difficult to pull this knot
down when tied in thick line.

LOBSTER BUOY HITCH

The Lobster Buoy Hitch is tied with just one turn around the object because using a
round turn would take tension away from Half Hitches, reducing the advantage of
trapping the running end.

Bring the running end once around the object. Make two Half Hitches that form a
Cow Hitch (see Chapter 11) around the standing part, so that the running end is trapped