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I don't know what a running bowline is but I tie off my anchors with a regular one. Have gotten them hung up and pulled against them with a 90 hp outboard and it didn't budge them until I got the angle right. Knot nowhere near came loose. I know the deer in KY are big but I doubt you will have trouble.
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Bowline is pissweak, clove hitches what you need You must knot even know what a bowline is.
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Bowline is pissweak, clove hitches what you need You must knot even know what a bowline is. Yes I certainly do, it is a knot which reduces the strength of what it is tied in by about 50% due to the way it chokes itself
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A clove hitch is what I would use as well, strong enough to hold horses back in the day.
Learn to make it with two flips of the hand and it's easy, hard to forget. There's no way to tie it wrong, if it isn't right, it's not a knot.
You can tie them anywhere in the rope and untie just as easily, if you tie a bowline somewhere and need to reset the rope, it can be a chore.
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Bowline is pissweak, clove hitches what you need You have it backwards.
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I used to be a bit of a knot junky. I had a knot for every occasion, but that was decades ago. If you don't use them, you lose them.
I've got a need. I know somebody here will know the knot.
I've got a winch on my DRV(Deer Recovery Vehicle). It does a great job of pulling deer out. All you need to do is get a rope around the front half of the deer and then hit the button. We have some fairly steep ravines. It's great for getting the deer up.
My problem is as follows: The steel winch cable only goes so far. From there we throw a rope down, usually 100 yards covers the remaining distance. I'm looking for a good knot to attach the rope to the snap hook of the cable. The knot needs to be easily removed.
Thanks in advance.
Simple doubled overhand loop..... Anyone can do it.........
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Running bow line knot on both ends. THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Two loops around the hook and a couple of half hitches. I’ve pulled lots heavier things than a deer from the front end of my truck with that knot and it comes apart lots easier than a square knot or a bowline.
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Double hatchet knot- - - - - -takes two licks with a sharp hatchet to untie it!
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I use both those knots all the time.
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Bowline is pissweak, clove hitches what you need You must knot even know what a bowline is. Yes I certainly do, it is a knot which reduces the strength of what it is tied in by about 50% due to the way it chokes itself Hardly ! It's the only knot you can apply pressure to, & always undo. Boaters favourite knot.
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My vote for a bowline. Not a deer or terrain around that will break it if it's a good enough rope. If it is used in the wrong terrain it could break the rope, but on a deer it would jerk the head or antlers off before it breaks.
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I've broken ropes tied with a bowline but never at the knot.
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Two loops around the hook and a couple of half hitches. I’ve pulled lots heavier things than a deer from the front end of my truck with that knot and it comes apart lots easier than a square knot or a bowline. 2 loops around the hook look like a double sheet bend. I’d finish with a bowline to secure the loop, but that’s the sailor in me.
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These are the first I thought of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwall_hitch![[Linked Image from upload.wikimedia.org]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Blackwall_hitch.png/220px-Blackwall_hitch.png) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becket_hitch![[Linked Image from upload.wikimedia.org]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Becket_hitch_knot.png/220px-Becket_hitch_knot.png) One can throw an extra half hitch around the hook before putting strain on the line. As I recall on the Blackwall you can throw a hitch around the point of the hook after running the hitch through the bend of the hook too. Take note............NOT to used for human life. And once your deer is up and the line goes slack they're easy to loosen. Very easy.
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A clove hitch pulled tight is almost impossible to untie without damaging the rope.
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I've broken ropes tied with a bowline but never at the knot. Yep !
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A clove hitch pulled tight is almost impossible to untie without damaging the rope. Perzactly !
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