5 steps
Halter Hitch
A slipped hitch around a ring, used to tie a line you will release with one pull. Common on a rail or a ring.
Use it for
A slipped hitch around a ring, used to tie a line you will release with one pull. Common on a rail or a ring.
This line
Rope.
Avoid when
A knot that must not spill if the tag is pulled. Use two half hitches.
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Halter Hitch
1 / 5Frame 100 / 100
Step 1
Through the ring.
Step 2
Around the standing part.
Step 3
Push a bight through to slip it.
Step 4
Snug the hitch.
Step 5
Pull the free end to release.
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
- The slip bight dressed into a finished hitch that will not release.
- Tying it around a hook eye.