A great thread, as good a year later as the day it started 
The King of Knots! Most important knot you should know.
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figure 8 was most used when I used to rock climb
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rdc
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That's where I learned it (indoor only-not really "rock climbing")
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Figure eight, Chimney hitch
- Mar 3, 2013
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Butterfly is always a good knot to know.... 1) can help you with change of direction
2) can be used as mechinal advantage... but not as much as having a pulley / s in place
2) can be used as mechinal advantage... but not as much as having a pulley / s in place
5.56blaster
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Figure 8. Darn near does it all.
CypherPunk
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^^^This.
It can also be modified into a rescue harness for self rescue or discipline.
MigraineMan
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The Blood Knot (below) is one I learned a few years ago - it's unique in that it maintains most of the inherent strength of the line. We used this to attach a monofilament line to a nitinol antenna on a small spacecraft - didn't want the knot to compromise the strength of the retention line.
Trucker's hitch is one of the ones I remember - having needed to pull my crap-can car for repairs on more than one occasion. Half hitches, with proper relief loops, are probably my go-to knot more than almost anything (though whatever keeps her from getting loose will work just fine.)
Trucker's hitch is one of the ones I remember - having needed to pull my crap-can car for repairs on more than one occasion. Half hitches, with proper relief loops, are probably my go-to knot more than almost anything (though whatever keeps her from getting loose will work just fine.)
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A quicker, easier knot that is especially good for tying fine tippets onto trout leaders is the double surgeon's knot.
rob-cubed
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Bowline... it's the go-to knot when you want to tie off around something and remove later. Used it a lot rapelling.
I'm shocked how many people tie their shoes the wrong way.
I'm shocked how many people tie their shoes the wrong way.
gamer_jim
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I'll have to educate my wife on this thread.
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I use a square knot on most of my shoes. They stay taut and are easier and quicker to untie.
I have never used a bowline repelling. I have never used a knot repelling.
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Yup. Easy to remember, hard to screw it up; important when you're worn out with blood sugar dropping, and not thinking as clearly as you might.
wilcam47
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SRD
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For fishing,Palomar,blood and improved clinch are pretty much the only knots I use (easy and simple to get you/me back to fishing)a bimini twist and/or spider hitch are used on main line.(unless I need to add line,then it's blood knot).
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I have always had a problem breaking palomars on fluorocarbon so I switched to a Duncan loop(that's what I use on all my flies). It's a slip knot that on flies, I leave partially open. It allows you to use a slightly heavier tippet because the fly is not held rigidly by the line. When I use it on crankbaits, I cinch it tight to the eye of the bait.
letmeoutpax
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I understand the spirit of the survey question and the answers so far, but I just want to make the point that the only way you can be forced to settle with only using one knot is if you only know one knot. The rope is the thing you possess. Knots are techniques; knowledge that cannot be taken away from you. I would never limit myself to using only one knot. They are like tools and each one excels in it's place.
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