Non-Slip Loop Knot

Non-Slip Loop Knot
Preparing the rope…

Leave a generous tag

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Allow enough line for a loose overhand, the eye loop and five wraps.

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Attach a lure with a fixed open loop using an overhand, standing-line wraps and a final return.

Also known as Kreh loop, Non-slip mono loop.

The non-slip loop leaves space between the knot and the lure eye, allowing the lure to move within the loop. Start with a loose overhand, pass through the eye, then return through the overhand from the side where the tag originally emerged. Wrap the standing line before the final return.

The final tuck passes through the original overhand opening again. It does not add the extra large-loop pass found in a Rapala finish. Choose the eye-loop size before seating, because this is meant to become a fixed loop rather than a sliding noose.

When to use it

  • Attach a lure or fly with an open connection.
  • Make a fixed loop directly through a closed eye.

Keep in mind

Wrap count and seating depend on line size and material. Moisten suitable line, draw the knot down evenly and test it before trimming.

Check your knot

  • The first return enters the correct face of the overhand.
  • The turns wrap only the standing line.
  • The final return uses the original opening without an extra large-loop tuck.
How to tie Non-Slip Loop Knot
  1. Leave a generous tag

    Allow enough line for a loose overhand, the eye loop and five wraps.

  2. Make a loose overhand

    Form an overhand knot and keep its opening loose.

  3. Pass through the eye

    Thread the tag through the eye and choose the size of the fixed loop.

  4. Return through the overhand

    Enter the overhand opening from the face where the tag originally came out.

  5. Start wrapping the standing line

    Make turns around the long standing part above the overhand.

  6. Complete five turns

    Keep five turns side by side. The suitable count depends on your line.

  7. Return through the original opening

    Bring the tag down on the back and through the overhand to the front. Do not add an extra tuck through the larger return loop.

  8. Gather the knot body

    Bring the standing-line wraps together. Preserve the open eye loop and the return through the original overhand.

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