Having determined the size of your double
or end loop, twist in a second loop
just above the tag end.

Wind the double around the thumb
of your left hand.

Make four or five complete wraps.

Then pass the loop in the double
through the second loop.

Pinching thumb and finger of the left hand
firmly together so the loops disengage
one at a time, pull gently but firmly
on the double until all the loops
have slid from your left thumb.

Tension all four strands equally
and your Spider Hitch should look
something like this.

All illustrations and text are reproduced with the consent of
Australian Fishing Network, the publishers of
the "Complete Book of Knots and Rigs" by Geoff Wilson.

This book has become the "Knot Bible" for both experienced anglers and beginners alike,
and should be essential reading for anybody who has lost a fish because of a failed knot!

Albright Knot | Bimini Twist | Blood Knot | Braid Ring Knot | Cat's Paw to Swivel
Centauri Knot | Common Snell | Double Four Fold Blood Knot | Double Overhand Loop
Double Uni Knot | End Loop | Figure Eight Knot | Flemish Eye | G.M's World Fair Knot

Loop and Cross-Loop Connection | Marshall's Snare | Nail Knot with Loop
Palomar Knot | Perfection Loop | Plaiting a Double | Scaffold Knot | Spider Hitch | Stop Knot
Surgeon's Knot | Thumb Knot | Triple Palomar Knot | Tucked Sheet Bend Knot | Uni Knot

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