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Figure 18. Fisherman’s Knot/Double Fisherman’s Knot
Once popular for tying leader to line, the fisherman’s knot is now seldom used
for this purpose because there are better knots for slippery nylon. Mountaineers
like it for tying ropes together, however, because the knot has a finished,
symmetrical look. Multiple coils (see S-knot, page 56) increase the security of
the knot.
Canoeists and kayakers use the fisherman’s knot to secure rope “grab loops” to
the ends of their boats. Note: The knot is somewhat stronger when tied against
the lay. If you wrap two turns around each rope, instead of just one, it is called
the double fisherman’s knot. (See S-knot, page 56).
