Cross Loop Connection

The Cross Loop Connection forms a connection between two loops. Whilst it might look complicated at first, it is not particularly difficult to master and is well worth learning as it provides a firm link between lines of any size. A quicker, but less secure, version of the Cross Loop Connection can be formed by only completing steps one and two. This method is not as reliable as the full method we have demonstrated here.

Line Classes:                        Light to Heavy
Line types:                           Monofilaments, super lines, rope and cordage
Retained Breaking Strength: 85% to 90%
Application:                          Joining loops of any line sizes.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andrew Galwey is the publisher of Australia’s most successful trailer boating publication, Trailerboat Fisherman and Australian Boating, a publication dedicated to the cruiser enthusiast. He developed the Internet site www.marinews.com back in 1996 as a window to pass on some of his skills. Fishing, boating and the art of knot tying are certainly skills he’s mastered well. As a fishing enthusiast, fishing both commercially and recreationally, Andy developed a fascination and skill for the art of knot tying. His 40 years of both working the land and boating has seen those knot tying skills extended way beyond fishing knots and into the world of rope knots as well.

He’s a member of the Pacific Americas Branch of the International Guild of Knot Tyers and encourages anyone with a knot tying interest to visit their website (www.igktpab.org).

Marinews would like to thank Andy for his support and hope you not only learn from this excellent section on knot tying but also get many hours of enjoyment from it.

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