Page 246 - Geoffrey Budworth, Jason Dalton "The Little Book of Incredibly Useful Knots"

Anchor bend

This strong and secure ring hitch (a variant of the anchor hitch, see page 143) works in wet or

slimy ropes when a round turn and two half hitches may prove less secure. It fastens anchors to
their warps, and, because seamen always “bent” a line to a ring, this hitch is known as an anchor
bend; but it is equally effective for attaching fishing hooks, lures, and swivels to monofilaments

and braids (when it may be called the Nilsson knot, after Harry Nilsson, the Canadian angling
author).

Pass the working end through the ring or eye once, then a second time (1). Next, take it around the
standing part of the line and tuck it through the round turn, to trap a half hitch (2). Tuck it a
second time, alongside the first, then tighten all of the turns (3).