5 steps
Slipped Buntline Hitch
A buntline hitch with the last tuck made as a bight so you can release a ring that would otherwise jam.
Use it for
A buntline hitch with the last tuck made as a bight so you can release a ring that would otherwise jam.
This line
Rope.
Avoid when
A plain buntline if the hitch must jam and stay.
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Slipped Buntline Hitch
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Step 1
Through the ring.
Step 2
Around the standing part.
Step 3
Start the locking hitch.
Step 4
Finish it with a bight.
Step 5
Pull the bight when you want it open.
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 bight pulled through while you are still using it.
- Dressing the bight into a hard tuck.