Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 32 minutes ago
In this video tutorial, you will learn how to tie the more secure version of the Ossel Hitch, also known as the Net-Line Hitch. The simpler version of the Ossel Hitch only uses one turn around the rope or stanchion.
This particular version of the Ossel Hitch was take from Art of Knotting and Splicing, by Day; United States Naval Institute, page 112. It goes on to say:
What is the Ossel Hitch Used For? If a net is made with backing short lines, Ossels are used to connect the back and the headrope. This book then goes on to refer to the 1939 edition of Spencer's Knots. I am not even going to pretend I understand exactly what backing short lines are............. but I think I get an idea. Maybe a fisherman reading this can make a comment below about how the Ossel Hitch is used.
My initial observations from tying this knot was, it is not too dissimilar to the Camel Hitch or a variation of the rolling hitch.
I have not made a video on the simple version of the Ossel Hitch, but you can find it on the @WhyKnot channel.
#LetsGetKnotting
Johnny Debt Channel Handle: @KnottingKnots
In this video tutorial, you will learn how to tie the more secure version of the Ossel Hitch, also known as the Net-Line Hitch. The simpler version of the Ossel Hitch only uses one turn around the rope or stanchion.
This particular version of the Ossel Hitch was take from Art of Knotting and Splicing, by Day; United States Naval Institute, page 112. It goes on to say:
What is the Ossel Hitch Used For? If a net is made with backing short lines, Ossels are used to connect the back and the headrope. This book then goes on to refer to the 1939 edition of Spencer's Knots. I am not even going to pretend I understand exactly what backing short lines are............. but I think I get an idea. Maybe a fisherman reading this can make a comment below about how the Ossel Hitch is used.
My initial observations from tying this knot was, it is not too dissimilar to the Camel Hitch or a variation of the rolling hitch.
I have not made a video on the simple version of the Ossel Hitch, but you can find it on the @WhyKnot channel.
#LetsGetKnotting
Johnny Debt Channel Handle: @KnottingKnots
