Uni knot

Uni Knot
Uni Knot
Names	Uni Knot, Gallows knot, Duncan Loop.
Category	Hitch
Category 2	Bend
Related	Double overhand noose
Typical use	Fishing
ABoK	#1121

The uni knot is a multi-purpose fishing knot used in angling that can be used for attaching the fishing line to the spool of a reel, for joining main line to leader/backing lines, and for attaching lures, swivels and snaps.

History

The knot, shown with three passes, was published in 1944 under the name gallows knot (#1121) in The Ashley Book of Knots. Ashley notes that it is actually an alternate arrangement of the multiple overhand noose. His diagram shows how the knot can be manipulated into the more familiar form.^[1]

This knot is also called the Duncan loop, after Norman Duncan who developed it independently as a fishing knot in the early 1960s.^[2] The knot was popularized as the uni knot by Vic Dunaway, an editor at the Miami Herald, in a 1970 fishing book.^[3]^[4]

Currently, in American English the knot is known as the uni knot referring to its ability to work with mono-filament or fluorocarbon fishing lines. However, in British English it is commonly known as the Grinner knot.^[5]

The uni knot is used by popular television host Jeremy Wade, on the Animal Planet TV series River Monsters.^[6]

Use

The uni knot is widely used for attaching hooks, rings and swivels to the end of the line^[7] and it is also used for joining two fishing lines together.^[8] The bend form of the uni knot (for joining two lines) is not a noose; rather it is akin to a multiple fisherman's knot with the two opposing knotted parts arranged in the manner of uni knots.^[9]

The uni knot retains much of the fishing line breaking strength and the uni knot works well with monofilament, fluorocarbon^[10] and braided^[11] fishing lines.

References

^ Ashley, Clifford W. (1944), The Ashley Book of Knots, New York: Doubleday, p. 204
^ "More 30-Minute Fly Art: the Deceiver". MidCurrent. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^ "FWC Recognizes Vic Dunaway". Florida Sportsman. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
^ "Dunaway's way". boats.com. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
^ "Differences between fishing in America and Britain". boat-duesseldorf.com/. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
^ "Contact Jeremy Wade". Retrieved 2014-08-15.
^ Geoff Wilson (2003). Encyclopedia of Fishing Knots & Rigs. Australian Fishing Network. ISBN 1865130400.
^ "UNI-KNOT - JOINING 2 FISHING LINES". Retrieved 2017-04-26.
^ "The Uni Knot". Retrieved 2013-11-25.
^ "Understanding Fluorocarbon Lines". Retrieved 2014-08-15.
^ "The Uni-Knot System". Retrieved 2017-04-26.