It’s time for some more notes on knots. Some will recall that I periodically spend absurd amounts of time testing fishing knots on some lab equipment and then publish the results, usually in our print ...

This knot is very useful for adjusting tie downs quickly and easily. For example, a tarp could be held down by a series of these knots and be made very tight so the wind cannot make it rise, and ...

Gladiator and Clover stopper knots are compact end-of-line knots designed to prevent a rope from slipping through hardware or unraveling under load. As part of the broader Stopper knot category, they ...

Physicists at CU Boulder have gone to creative lengths to earn their scouting merit badges for knot-tying. In a study published today in the journal Science, a team of researchers discovered a new way ...

I have been having trouble with my fishing line breaking off. What knots do you use or recommend? There are several knots that I use depending on the line or tackle I am tying off to. My favorite is a ...

The laws of distance, and hence speed, are slightly different on the ocean than on land. Mariners also use their own vocabulary when measuring the two. To begin, a mile on the ocean — called a ...