Trilene knot

{{Short description|Fishing knot}}

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The Trilene knot {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|r|aɪ|l|iː|n}} is a multipurpose fishing knot that can be used for attaching monofilament line to hooks, swivels and lures. It resists slippage and failures.{{cite web|title=How to Tie a Trilene Knot|url=http://www.animatedknots.com/trilene/|access-date=14 June 2013}} The knot was apparently in use at least as early as 1975 when it was included in Tom McNally's Complete Book of Fishermen's Knots as the "double-looped clinch knot".{{cite book |last1=McNally |first1=Tom |title=Tom McNally's Complete Book of Fishermen's Knots |date=1975 |publisher=O'Hara Outdoor Books |isbn=978-0879554200 |page=72}} However, professional anglers Jimmy Houston and Ricky Green would later claim that they invented the knot in the late 1970s while experimenting during promotional events for Trilene, a fishing line manufacturer. Both men favored the idea of naming the knot after themselves, though Trilene ultimately applied its own name instead.{{cite book |last1=Healy |first1=Joseph B. |title=The Pocket Guide to Fishing Knots: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Most Important Knots for Fresh and Salt Water |date=15 Aug 2017 |publisher=Simon and Schuster}} It is unclear whether Houston, Green or Trilene were aware of the knot's earlier invention or its prior inclusion in McNally's book.