5 steps
Toggle Hitch
A loop and a toggle. The toggle passes through the eye and sits across it. Sailors use it where a pin must release. Pull the toggle out to open.
Use it for
A loop and a toggle. The toggle passes through the eye and sits across it. Sailors use it where a pin must release. Pull the toggle out to open.
This line
Rope and a pin or a smooth stick.
Avoid when
A shackle, if the load is an anchor.
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Toggle Hitch
Step 1
Make a small eye or use a fixed eye.
Step 2
Pass the toggle through the eye.
Step 3
Turn the toggle across the eye.
Step 4
The load should bear on the toggle.
Step 5
Pull the toggle out 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
- A toggle thinner than the eye is wide, so it pulls through.
- Leaving the toggle in line with the pull.