The slip knot is not only useful in a wide variety of outdoor scenarios, but also incredibly simple to tie. Especially if you already know how to tie a basic fishing knot. It allows you to create a ...

A new way of making super tough fibres could be realised by a simple knot, according to new research from a materials scientist at Queen Mary University of London. Publishing in the journal PLOS ONE, ...

A reader from West Alabama this week sent me an email saying he couldn’t quite grasp the slip cork knot I mentioned in last week’s column. It occurred to me he might not be the only one, so I figured ...

Three different knots, 3/1/1, 1/1/1(slip-knot), and 1/1/1/1(modified slip-knot), were compared using 10-0 black monofilament polyamide-6 suture (Ethilon 30 cm with a 6-mm micro-point spatula needle, ...

and reel, fresh line, and a premium, quality hook, but in most fishing scenarios, none of that matters if you can’t tie a good knot. So many things can go wrong during a fish fight, but quite often, ...

One of the biggest differences between good anglers and not-so-good anglers is the knots they tie. Good anglers tie knots that don’t slip or break when they hook a nice fish. Those who don’t tie good ...