The invention relates to the technical field of live upright rod mounting, and discloses a wire distracting device. The wire distracting device comprises a supporting rod; two clamping mechanisms arearranged on the supporting rod; each clamping mechanism comprises a sliding sleeve and a hoop fixed with the side surface of the sliding sleeve; the sliding sleeve is in sliding connection with the supporting rod; the sliding sleeve is internally provided with a lock mechanism; the supporting rod has a hollow structure; the supporting rod is internally provided with a pulling rope; two ends of thesupporting rod are provided with guide wheels; the two ends of the pulling rope pass across the guide wheels to be fixedly connected with the sliding sleeves in a one-to-one correspondence mode; andthe middle part of the supporting rod is provided with a pulling rope rolling mechanism. The wire distracting device has the beneficial effects that the use is convenient, the stability is good, and the device can be operated and used by a single construction person.