The inline fence strainer ratchet may comprise a ratchet, a cable, a wire thimble, and a sleeve. The ratchet chief inline fence strainer may be operable to tighten high tensile wire while installing or repairing a fence. The ratchet may be operable to pull the high tensile wire via the cable instead of pulling the high tensile wire directly. The ratchet chief inline fence strainer may be configured to couple to the high tensile wire by passing the free end of the high tensile wire through the wire thimble located at one end of the cable, bending the high tensile wire back 180 degrees, and crimping the sleeve onto the high tensile wire to retain the high tensile wire on the wire thimble. The opposite end of the cable may then be pulled using the ratchet in order to tighten the high tensile wire.