Surgeon's loop
Also called: surgeon's end loop, double surgeon's loop
A quick loop in the end of a line or leader.
- Use
- Loops
- Lines
- Monofilament, Fluorocarbon
- Difficulty
- Easy
White: the line to your reel. Orange: the tag end, the part you move. Mirror flips the drawing for tying left-handed.
Steps
Fold the end of the line back on itself, so you have a doubled section about 13 cm long.
Tie a loose overhand knot with the doubled line, passing the doubled end through the loop.
Pass the doubled end through the same loop a second time.
Wet the knot, hold the tag end and the standing line together, and pull the loop the other way to tighten it. Trim the tag end.
Tips
- Wet the knot before you pull it tight.
Sources
Each step was checked against these written guides:
- Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, Knotes on Knots (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension)
- Bass Pro Shops Fishing Knot Library (Pro-Knot), Surgeon's end loop
- Orvis Learning Center, Double surgeon's loop
Drawings and animation by Fishwake. We give no breaking-strength figures: published numbers differ with the line and the test.
