Knot name?

[slonstdy]

Can someone tell me the name of this knot? I've never seen this one before but I can say it is easy to adjust and holds well. It came tied to a carabiner like that from aerotribe on my kestrel bridge. Standard bridge is way too long so I'm planning on removing the carabiner and tie a figure 8 directly to saddle until I splice in an amsteel bridge.

 

[shwacker]

Fisherman’s


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[boyne bowhunter]

Poacher’s Knot

Makes a very secure loop in the end of a piece of rope. Also known as a Strangle Snare and a Double Overhand Noose – because the knot tied round the standing end is known as a Strangle Knot.

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[beej32]

Looks like a halyard hitch to me

 

[shwacker]

Tag is in the wrong place for a halyard


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[beej32]

Original pic above isn't neatly dressed, but looks the same otherwise: https://www.netknots.com/rope_knots/halyard-hitch

 

[slonstdy]

I loosened the knot for the picture so I would know how to tie it back in if I needed to. From the looks of it, it's definitely a halyard hitch. Thanks for the help guys!

 

[shwacker]

My bad, I always called it a fisherman’s. It is still the same knot but tied on a single rope and used for different purpose. See here, referred to as a poachers knot.

Poacher’s Knot

Makes a very secure loop in the end of a piece of rope. Also known as a Strangle Snare and a Double Overhand Noose – because the knot tied round the standing end is known as a Strangle Knot.

www.animatedknots.com

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[pesqimon]

I would have called it a (double) fisherman’s as well. Seems like Halyard, Poacher and Fisherman’s are the same knot? I think fisherman’s refers to the use of this knot to join two ropes.

 

[shwacker]

That seems right, except the tag on the halyard goes out the top and the knot slides and bonds it down to tighten the knot. On the fisherman’s or poachers, the knot is tightened with the tag going out the bottom toward the working end of the rope and the knot can slide. A double fisherman’s is what we use in my fire department to join two ends of 8mm to make our prusiks


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[tmattson]

So if you use that knot to tie into the saddle loop (eliminate carabiner), would you also follow it up with a stopper knot?

 

[shwacker]

It is good practice to put a stopper on any knot, or have it stitched


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[pesqimon]

A stopper knot would get bulky, but is advisable. What I do is tie the tail somehow, to keep it from pulling out. I have used zip ties, or whipping with coarse thread.


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