5 steps
Killick Hitch
A timber hitch plus a half hitch, the old fishing hitch for a killick anchor stone. The half hitch keeps the stone from slipping out of line.
Use it for
A timber hitch plus a half hitch, the old fishing hitch for a killick anchor stone. The half hitch keeps the stone from slipping out of line.
This line
Rope to a stone or a ring, not braid to a hook.
Avoid when
A plain timber hitch if you are only dragging in a straight line.
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Killick Hitch
Step 1
Timber hitch around the stone.
Step 2
Twist the tag along itself.
Step 3
Add a half hitch farther up the standing part.
Step 4
Snug the half hitch toward the stone.
Step 5
The pull should come 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
- The half hitch on the wrong side of the stone.
- No twists in the timber hitch part.