5 steps
Double Becket Hitch
A becket hitch with the rope taken twice around the eye before the tuck. For a slick eye or a much smaller rope.
Use it for
A becket hitch with the rope taken twice around the eye before the tuck. For a slick eye or a much smaller rope.
This line
Rope to an eye.
Avoid when
A single becket hitch on a rough eye.
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Double Becket Hitch
1 / 5Frame 100 / 100
Step 1
Through the eye.
Step 2
Around the eye a second time.
Step 3
Around the standing part.
Step 4
Tuck the tag.
Step 5
Pull the standing part.
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
- One turn on a slick eye.
- The tuck on the wrong side.