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figure 38

An alternative method of tying the knot which is both simpler and easier,
is to make a bight in the rope, push this through the ring, then pass the

two ends through the bight. Unfortunately it is not always possible to tie
the knot this way.

Cow hitch and toggle: an improvisation to the cow hitch, used when the
two standing ends are fixed and only the bight is available for tying the
knot.

Pass a bight of rope through the ring to form this knot; insert a rod (a
marline spike is ideal) under the standing parts and over the bight (figure
38). The knot will be perfectly secure, provided there is equal strain on

both ends.

Crawford knot: an excellent way of tying monofilament line to a hook,

being both easy to tie and with a good knot strength.

To form it, pass the working end through the eye of the hook and draw
through about 20cm (8in) of line. Pass the working end behind the
standing part, then back in front of the standing part and down towards
the eye of the hook, taking it around both sides of the loop (figure 39.1),