5 steps
Lobster Buoy Hitch
A New England hitch that ties a buoy line to a small eye so a yank will not open it. The rope turns through the eye and locks with hitches.
Use it for
A New England hitch that ties a buoy line to a small eye so a yank will not open it. The rope turns through the eye and locks with hitches.
This line
Rope to a buoy eye.
Avoid when
A cat's paw, which is for a loop of fishing line on a hook or swivel.
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Lobster Buoy Hitch
Step 1
Through the buoy eye.
Step 2
Around the standing part.
Step 3
A locking hitch.
Step 4
A second hitch.
Step 5
Snug everything against the eye.
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 locking hitch left off the eye.
- A bowline used where the eye is too small for the loop.