KNOTTY BY NATURE

BE A HERO INSTEAD OF A ZERO BY COMMITTING THESE FOUR ESSENTIAL KNOTS TO MEMORY.

By Scott Linden

Admit it: You’ve only gotten this far in your outdoor career thanks to good looks, kind mentors and pure dumb luck. When it comes to knots, your aptitude is sadly lacking. Hiding behind a tree as you struggle to anchor a tarp? Piling endless granny knots on an innocent tent stake? Let’s stop the insanity. The following four essential knots will ensure your boat doesn’t drift off, your tent stays put in a gale and your gear doesn’t bounce out of your pickup bed. Learn them and you’ll be the cool uncle instead of the sap relegated to camp dish-washing duty. SHEET BEND You broke the cardinal rule and cut a perfectly good rope into two pieces. In fact, the bed of your truck is full of bits and pieces of thick, thin,…

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Game & Fish East (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2023

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