5 steps
Eskimo Bowline
A bowline dressed so the load on the loop will not spill the collar the way a standard bowline can. The working loop stays open. The tuck is the mirror of the usual bowline.
Use it for
A bowline dressed so the load on the loop will not spill the collar the way a standard bowline can. The working loop stays open. The tuck is the mirror of the usual bowline.
This line
Rope.
Avoid when
Fishing line loops.
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Eskimo Bowline
Step 1
Form the small loop the other way from a standard bowline.
Step 2
Tag through the loop from the far side.
Step 3
Around the standing part.
Step 4
Back through the loop.
Step 5
Dress it. The loop stays open and the load sits on the loop.
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
- Tying the standard bowline and renaming it.
- The tag pulled out of the collar before it is dressed.
Used on
This knot is for hard baits more than a soft-plastic rig.