Page 55 - Peter Owen - Knots

overhand knots, which are pushed against each
i FISHERMAN 'S KNOT other so that the short, working ends of the
ropes lie in opposite directions, almost paral!el
Also known as: ANGLER'S KNOT, ENGLISH KNOT,
to their standing parts. Generally, the two
ENGLISHMAN'S BEND OJ< KNOT, HALIBUT KNO'l',
component knots can be easily separated and
TRUE-LOVER'S BEND 011 KNOT, WATERMAN'S kNOT
undone.
The fisherman's knot should not be confused It should be used to join lines of equal
with the fisherman's bend (which is actually a diameter, but it is not suitable for ropes with
hitch, see page 28). They are quite different large or even medium diameters. It is widely
knots. This knot was invented during the 19th used by anglers to join fishing line, and it is also
century, although some writers have suggested suitable for string and twine. The knot is not, in
that it may have been known to the Ancient fact, as strong as the line from which it is
Greeks. It is formed from two identical formed when it is under great strain .

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