Anchor bend
Also called: fisherman's bend
Ties rope to an anchor ring or shackle. Not to be confused with the fisherman's knot, which joins two lines.
- Use
- Boat and kayak
- Lines
- Rope
- Difficulty
- Easy
White: the standing part. Orange: the end you work with. Mirror flips the drawing for tying left-handed.
Steps
Pass the end through the ring and round again, so two turns lie on it.
Take the end round the standing part.
Tuck it back under both turns, next to the ring: the first half hitch.
Tie a second half hitch round the standing part and pull it tight.
Sources
Each step was checked against these written guides:
Drawings and animation by Fishwake. We give no breaking-strength figures: published numbers differ with the line and the test.
