Editing Angler's loop

{{Short description|Type of knot}}
{{Infobox knot
| name=Angler's loop
| image=Anglers-loop-ABOK-1017.jpg
| names= Perfection loop
| type= loop
| strength= 
| origin= 
| related= 
| releasing= Jamming
| uses= Fishing, forming a fixed loop in [[bungee cord]]
| caveat= 
| abok_number= '''#1017''', #1035, #2067
| instructions= [http://www.animatedknots.com/perfection/]
}}

An '''angler's loop,''' otherwise known as a '''perfection loop,''' is a type of [[knot]] which forms a fixed [[loop (knot)|loop]]. Useful for fine or slippery line, it is one of the few loop knots which holds well in [[bungee cord]]. It is quite secure, but it jams badly and is not suitable if the knot will need to be untied. <ref>{{cite web | title=Anglers loop or Perfection loop | website=Knots and Climbing | url=https://www.knotsandclimbing.com/en/knot/1/how_to_tie_the_anglers_loop_knot | ref={{sfnref|Knots and Climbing}} | access-date=13 May 2025 | date= 2025 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20250513191425/https://www.knotsandclimbing.com/en/knot/1/how_to_tie_the_anglers_loop_knot | archive-date= 13 May 2025}} </ref>

==Tying==
'''Angler's loop''' may be tied 
* alone and then used, 
** it may be tied in the [[Bight (knot)|bight]] or at the working end
** it may be tied one handed
** it may be fashioned with several loops
** it may be locked for additional stability
** it may be tied at high speed in an emergency
* it may be tied through an object (typically a ring).
 
[[Image:Anglers-loop-ABOK-1017-loose.jpg|thumb|Untightened angler's loop]]
[[Image:Anglers loop how to.jpg|thumb|right|Method of tying the angler's loop through an object]]

<gallery>
File:OltaciBagi1.JPG|Start with a loop near the working end
File:OltaciBagi2.JPG|Continue with two loops around standing end
File:OltaciBagi3.JPG|one large and one small in the middle
File:OltaciBagi4.JPG|Pull the large loop over the small (working end) and through the first loop
File:OltaciBagi5.JPG|Tighten pulling in all three directions.
</gallery>

'''Angler's loop''' may be tied around the hand, it may also be tied this way '''one handed''', or with several loops if need be:
<gallery>
File:Noeud arabesque 1.jpg|Hold the working end, loop the standing end 3 times around the palm
File:Noeud arabesque 2.jpg|Pull the outmost loop inwards under the first two
File:Noeud arabesque 4.jpg|Pull the next outmost over the one(s) in the middle and under the now innermost loop
File:Noeud arabesque 6.jpg|Pull the now innermost loop(s) and the standing end to tighten.
File:Noeud arabesque 7.jpg|Done.
</gallery>
* '''Angler's loop''' may be locked additionally with half hitches
[[File:Arabesque clef.jpg|thumb|450px|center|'''Locked simple loop''' A half hitch around the loops root locks it]]

* '''Angler's loop''' may be fashioned with several loops (then locking may be necessary)
[[File:Arabesque double.jpg|thumb|450px|center|'''with several loops and locked''' first the loops in desired size, last loop is for the knot and may be smaller. half hitches around the loops roots locks them.]]

== Structure ==
[[Overhand knot]] on [[Knot#Terminology|standing part]] and [[half-hitch]] by the [[Knot#Terminology|working end]].

==See also==
* [[List of knots]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

* Blandford, Percy W. (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=WUNG8qZWyxQC&dq=%22Angler%27s+loop%22&pg=PA92 ''Practical Knots and Ropework''], page 92, Courier Corporation. {{ISBN|9780486148656}}.

* Bloomsbury Publishing (2013). [https://books.google.com/books?id=SnXV8QcSNioC&dq=%22Angler%27s+loop%22&pg=PA143 ''The Knot Bible: The Complete Guide to Knots and Their Uses''], page 143. A & C Black. {{ISBN|9781408155875}}.

* Budworth, Geoffrey (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=i96dBAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Angler%27s+loop%22&pg=PA46 ''The Knot Book''] Hachette UK. {{ISBN|9780716023159}}.

* Finazzo, Scott (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=B-r5DAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Angler%27s+loop%22&pg=PA117 ''Prepper's Guide to Knots: The 100 Most Useful Tying Techniques for Surviving any Disaster''], page 117, Ulysses Press. {{ISBN|9781612436302}}.

* Popular Mechanics (2008). [https://books.google.com/books?id=E8icILoWd1kC&dq=%22Angler%27s+loop%22&pg=PA77 ''How to Tempt a Fish: A Complete Guide to Fishing''], page 78, Sterling Publishing Company. {{ISBN|9781588167262}}.

* Toss, Brion and Gae Pilon (2009). [https://books.google.com/books?id=q8zxsF8WpXMC&dq=%22Angler%27s+loop%22&pg=PA68 ''Chapman Knots for Boaters''], pages 68–68, Sterling Publishing Company. {{ISBN|9781588167781}}.

* Whippy, Jim (2013). [https://books.google.com/books?id=SXUQAAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Angler%27s+loop%22&pg=PA82 ''Reeds Knot Handbook: A Pocket Guide to Knots, Hitches and Bends''], pages 82–83, A & C Black. {{ISBN|9781472902610}}.

==External links==
*[http://www.animatedknots.com/perfection/ Perfection (Angler's) Loop Knot]. ''animatedknots.com''.

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