Dropper loop
Also called: blood loop, dropper knot
A loop standing out from the middle of a line, to carry an extra hook or lure.
- Use
- Loops
- Lines
- Monofilament, Fluorocarbon
- Difficulty
- Takes practice
White: the line to your reel. Orange: the tag end, the part you move. Mirror flips the drawing for tying left-handed.
Steps
Make a loop in the line where you want the dropper.
Twist the two sides of the loop round each other 5 or 6 times, keeping a gap in the middle of the twists.
Push the bottom of the loop up through that gap.
Hold the loop, wet the knot and pull both ends of the line evenly until the turns close and the loop stands out at right angles.
Tips
- Pull both ends of the line evenly, so the loop stands out square to the line.
Sources
Each step was checked against these written guides:
- Bass Pro Shops Fishing Knot Library (Pro-Knot), Dropper loop
- New York State DEC, I FISH NY knot-tying lesson
Drawings and animation by Fishwake. We give no breaking-strength figures: published numbers differ with the line and the test.
