An apparatus for releasably securing a line having a cross sectional thickness
and at least one free end. The fastener has a shaft dimensioned for wrapping the
line around the shaft. The shaft has a pair of ends at least one of which includes:
an insertion structure extending from the end that defines an insertion opening
and a retaining structure extending from the end a distance greater than the cross
sectional thickness of the line. The retaining structure defines a retention aperture
operably dimensioned smaller than the cross sectional thickness of the line. When
the free end of the line is inserted through the opening, positioned adjacent the
shaft, wrapped around the shaft and positioned in the retention aperture, the line
is thereby releasably secured.