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Double Girth Hitch
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A girth hitch with the loop passed twice. Tenkara anglers and dropper rigs use the hitch to hang a line from a ring or a hook bend.
Use it for
A girth hitch with the loop passed twice. Tenkara anglers and dropper rigs use the hitch to hang a line from a ring or a hook bend.
This line
A soft braid hitch grips a ring. Leave it snug, not welded, if you need to untie it.
Avoid when
A load that will roll the hitch down a tapered object. It is for a ring or a contained bend.
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Double Girth Hitch
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These steps are being corrected. Don't follow them yet.
Step 1
Make a ring, or use the hook bend, and fold a bight in the line.
Step 2
Pass the bight through the ring.
Step 3
Pass the standing line through that bight.
Step 4
Pass the bight through the ring a second time.
Step 5
The hitch should sit tight and the standing line should leave straight.
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
- Passing the bight through and forgetting to put the standing line through the bight.
- A second pass that crossed, so the hitch will not seat.