Abstract: Here is disclosed a boat hook mooring tool for grasping a rope on a flat deck. The boat hook consists of an elongated handle having a long axis, and opposite first and second ends with a head co-axially mounted to the elongated handle at the first end. The head has a hook which extends away from the head and is positioned perpendicularly relative to the long axis of the handle such that the rope can be captured by the hook by rotating the handle.