5 steps
Cowboy Bowline
The bowline with the tag outside the collar, the 'cowboy' dressing. It is a real variant: the tail does not sit inside the loop. The working loop stays open.
Use it for
The bowline with the tag outside the collar, the 'cowboy' dressing. It is a real variant: the tail does not sit inside the loop. The working loop stays open.
This line
Rope.
Avoid when
A Kreh loop. That one is for lures and stays a fishing-line knot.
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Cowboy Bowline
Step 1
Form the small loop.
Step 2
Tag up through the loop.
Step 3
Around the standing part the outside way.
Step 4
Back down so the tag lies outside the collar.
Step 5
Dress it. The loop stays open.
The drawing follows this tying order. Pause, step, or scrub to stay with the words. The standing line runs to the reel. The tag is the short end you trim. Skin-hook means the point lies flat in the plastic, not out where grass can grab it.
Common mistakes
- Pushing the tag inside and calling it a cowboy bowline.
- Leaving the tag so short it slips through the collar.
Used on
This knot is for hard baits more than a soft-plastic rig.