What is the Square knot anybody?

[gotcha]

When tying my crab patterns many USA books and sites recommend tying the rubber legs with a square knot as this is the only knot that keeps the legs horizontal.
For my bonefish and Permit patterns this knot would be very useful.
Cannot find a description of it so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Gotcha.

[guest21]

Square knot is an Americanism - we call it the Reef Knot.

[spidersplus]

Gotcha,

Here is literally the first entry on Google when asking for "square knot":

How to Tie a Square Knot Properly | eHow.com

Not too difficult to find!

Kind regards

[gotcha]

Thanks guys, believe it or not I have been using a reef knot on some of my larger sized hooks 2's and 1's.

For the smaller sizes 8's I simply use tying thread because there are less fingers and thumbs in the way and with my tying style obtain a neater finish.

The confusion came about because an angler I met in the Bahamas told me it was not a reef knot but a totally different knot.

In the UK many of us call the uni-knot a grinner knot and have seen our blood knots called by another name in other countrys.

Maybe someone out there should make translation books on knots and tackle.

Thanks again.

[stevekale]

Just like Total Fly Fishing using a different name for Lefty's Loop in the current addition of the magazine...