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were the colors that were locally available to the author
and they contrast nicely against each other for illustration
purposes.
In some cases, blue and orange 550 paracord is used, par-
ticularly for illustrating the steps necessary for tying fishing
knots. As you’ll read later in this book, it would be next to
impossible to provide helpful photographs if regular fishing
line was used.

Note: One thing that is very important to understand is that
for the sake of showing what the finished knots should look like
before you tighten them, in some cases the knots in the photo-
graphs that are illustrating the final step won’t be completely
tightened. This was done intentionally because it can sometimes
be difficult to see what the knot should actually look like after
it has been tightened. When you tie knots that you plan
on using for real-life practical applications, you should
tighten the knots before using them.

Overhand Knot
The most basic of knots is the common overhand knot. This
is probably the one knot that nearly everyone inherently
knows how to tie. It can be used as a stopper knot but many
other knots are tied by first tying an overhand knot. For
example, when you tie an overhand knot around an object
such as a tree, pole, or grommet, it is called a “half hitch.”

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