5 steps
Strop Hitch
A strop is a short ring of rope. This hitch passes the strop through a ring and back through itself so it chokes on the ring.
Use it for
A strop is a short ring of rope. This hitch passes the strop through a ring and back through itself so it chokes on the ring.
This line
Rope strop.
Avoid when
A cat's paw for a doubled fishing line on a swivel.
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Strop Hitch
Step 1
Pass the strop through the ring.
Step 2
Pass the strop through itself.
Step 3
Pull it down to the ring.
Step 4
It should choke.
Step 5
The ring carries the load.
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 strop not passed back through itself.
- A strop too stiff to choke.