Spooling line...what knot

slime monster · Dec 20, 2009

Today I have been changing line on reels centrepin and fixed spool ,it occured to me that I have never been fussy how I tie the line to the spool other than leaving a long tail on the knot.
Have you guys a particular knot for the job...

peter crabtree · Dec 20, 2009

reef knot,cut off tags, tiny bit of sellotape.

OK..........

J K · Dec 20, 2009

Arbor Knot

Morespiders · Dec 20, 2009

Iwouldnt worry Mr giddy, you wont be catching out that would take more than ten yards of line.

PS If you ever do, remember, its an arbor knot, and top matchmen like myself and JK use it all the time.

Peter Jacobs · Dec 21, 2009

J K said:
Arbor Knot

Yup, that's the one.

Stealph Viper · Dec 21, 2009

I use a 2 turn grinner knot, it works just fine.

tigger · Dec 21, 2009

I use a grinner knot, pull it as tight as poss and snip off the tag end (just do 4 turns to keep the knot smalli'sh). I push the knot over to the side of the spool before winding on my line.

maver man · Dec 21, 2009

J K said:
Arbor Knot

I will use this from now on looks the part

Peter Jacobs · Dec 21, 2009

maver man said:
I will use this from now on looks the part

I've used it for more years than I want to remember and it has never let me down on either Coarse fishing lines or flylines

maver man · Dec 21, 2009

I will be using for my Aero 5000 Shimmy's (6-8lb mono) and new Daiwa Emcast Advanced 6000 (10-12-15lb mono)

slime monster · Dec 21, 2009

Thanks chaps the arbor knot looks the part, I will use that instead of the knot I have been using....don't ask I doubt if it has a name.

sagalout · Dec 21, 2009

slime monster said:
don't ask I doubt if it has a name

It was probably a bricklayers forget me not

Like the new avatoar Slime. Much better than your ugly mug

geoffmaynard · Dec 21, 2009

On a fixed spool I use a grinner but have two turns around the spool to help stop it slipping - quite important when spooling with braid! I also trim it right back so there is no tag end showing.

Ian Gemson · Dec 22, 2009

I tie a simple figure eight loop knot and then lasso the line on the spool in the correct direction of course. Then fill the spool tothe top.

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