| Ground-line hitch | |
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| Names | Ground-line hitch, Picket-line hitch, Miller's knot, Sack knot, Bag knot |
| Category | Hitch |
| Category 2 | Binding |
| Related | Miller's knot,Clove hitch,Snuggle hitch,Ossel hitch,Vibration-proof hitch,Turk's head |
| Releasing | Non-jamming |
| ABoK | #154, #277, #278, #390, #1243,#1676,#1680 |
Theground-line hitch is a type ofknot used to attach a rope to an object. Worked-up and dressed properly, it is more secure than the simplerclove hitch and has less tendency to jam, but does not respond well to swinging. It can also be used as a simplebinding knot and is classed among several knots known as themiller's knot.[1] The Ground-line hitch is also the start of a three-lead four-bightTurk's head.[2]
The knot is named for its use to attach a net to thegroundline, a weighted or lead cored rope on the bottom of the net (especially agillnet).
