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Re:Learn How to Tie Knots by blacksmith_tb on Monday March 15, 2021 @01:45PM (#26469052)
Betting that's the Trucker's Hitch[1] which is a knot (or more like a combination of knots, really) which everyone should know! I tend to use an Alpine Butterfly[2] for the loop, but that's partly because it's a personal fave.

1: https://www.animatedknots.com/truckers-hitch-knot 2: https://www.animatedknots.com/alpine-butterfly-loop-knot

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Re:Learn How to Tie Knots by leephillips on Monday March 15, 2021 @05:41PM (#26469520)
Seconded. The trucker's hitch is super useful, but most people have no idea that such a thing exists. Knots are good technology. Everyone should know a few, and this one is in the top four. But I agree with others here who've noticed that you need to practice frequently to keep from forgetting them.
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Re:Learn How to Tie Knots by tmoertel on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:50PM (#26471945)
Along the lines of the trucker's hutch, I particularly like the Versatackle knot system:

https://notableknotindex.webs.com/Versatackle.html

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