How Do I Tie A Line To A Spool?? 2024
FishChaser1 reply :
I've been trying to use youtube tutorials for an hour but none of them work... the arbor "knot" doesn't even tighten to the spool, can anyone help?
rippin-lips reply :
I'm sorry it's not the Arbor knot but the person tying it. They're plenty of people use it with no issues. My guess is you aren't cinching it down the whole way.
FishChaser1 reply :
It can't clinch down the whole way because it knots before it gets to the spool
Tywithay reply :
I do an improved clinch knot, but I only use 3 twists to keep it slim. Wouldn't recommend it if you're using fairly heavy line though. I rarely use over 15lb.
basseditor reply :
I don't have much dexterity anymore. So, I bought a roll of narrow adhesive tape (like for bandages) and put about a 1" strip over the line on the spool arbor. Line never slips. No knots needed.
FishChaser1 reply :
Dink, I tried that too, it's impossible. The knot slips out before you can tighten it.
Missourifishin reply :
I have used a variety of different knots. Everything from an improved clinch knot, down to a simple double overhand knot. Never really had any issues.
Brian Needham reply :
masking tape, scotch tape....... anything really to make it stick while you turn the handle twice
FishChaser1 reply :
I've been trying to tie my line to my spool for the past 2 hours and none of the knots i used were working.
FishChaser1 reply :
I don't want to use tape im afraid it'll slip. I want help from someone who knows about a knot that actually works
FishChaser1 reply :
***I appreciate you guys for trying to help me but the knots listed simply don't work
LuckyHandsINC. reply :
On 4/18/2014 at 9:51 AM, FishChaser1 said:I don't want to use tape im afraid it'll slip. I want help from someone who knows about a knot that actually works
Seriously? Everything suggested here works, that's why they suggested it.
FishChaser1 reply :
Then why doesn't it work when i do it? I do it exactly how it says to and i've been trying for hours.
hunterduke reply :
I'm sure this isn't right but I've always just tied a regular knot. I don't know if this is good or not. Not sure how to explain it just cross over line and put end through loop and tie knot.
Brian Needham reply :
On 4/18/2014 at 9:51 AM, FishChaser1 said:I don't want to use tape im afraid it'll slip. I want help from someone who knows about a knot that actually works
you will have 120+ yards of line on top..... no worries about taping it.
I got some reels that don't even have tape on since they are wiffle spools.
Missourifishin reply :
On 4/18/2014 at 10:02 AM, hunterduke said:I'm sure this isn't right but I've always just tied a regular knot. I don't know if this is good or not. Not sure how to explain it just cross over line and put end through loop and tie knot.
I don't know if it's "right" but I've done it before too, and it works.
Missourifishin reply :
On 4/18/2014 at 10:00 AM, FishChaser1 said:Then why doesn't it work when i do it? I do it exactly how it says to and i've been trying for hours.
Just to clarify, you're saying the problem is just getting the knot tied to the spool in the first place? And you're not even getting to the point where you're trying to reel the line on??
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
the arbor knot works like a gem
rippin-lips reply :
On 4/18/2014 at 10:00 AM, FishChaser1 said:Then why doesn't it work when i do it? I do it exactly how it says to and i've been trying for hours.
Well it has to be because you aren't doing something correctly. If the thousands of members on BR have no problems with a variety of knots to get the line on the spool and you do. All signs point to you then. I'm kinda hoping you are just trying to get a good laugh out of this and it's just a joke. Tie 2 over hand knots and tighten them down and use a piece of tape on them.
WRB reply :
What type of spool are your trying to tie on onto; spinning or casting? What size and type of line?
A simple slip knot with 1 overhand knot to prevent slipping works on spinning reel spools. Baitcasting reels with holes in the spool, you put the line through adjacent holes, a simple clinch knot works well. If the spool doesn't have holes, the arbor knot should work, wet it first.
Tom
jbsoonerfan reply :
Electrical tape. You wont ever get down to it.
David D. reply :
Honestly, pretty much any knot will work. I can get my 3 year old cousin to tie one of her "knots" and it will work just fine. All it has to do it hold the line in place while you spool line over it. You shouldn't ever get down to the point where the knot is the difference between landing and losing the fish.
But I personally use an arbor knot.... Never have had a problem with it on any reel.
SirSnookalot reply :
On 4/18/2014 at 9:51 AM, FishChaser1 said:I don't want to use tape im afraid it'll slip. I want help from someone who knows about a knot that actually works
Tape is the one thing that will avoid slipping. Whether it's 2 or 3 overhand knots, an arbor knot tied correctly, a uni knot will all work just fine. As mentioned a knot isn't even necessary, a strip of tape over the line and the reel should spool up perfectly. In the extreme rare event that the line is being spooled all the way to the arbor by a powerful fish, the knot would probably break.
Tywithay reply :
On 4/18/2014 at 9:51 AM, FishChaser1 said:***I appreciate you guys for trying to help me but the knots listed simply don't work
I use the same knot "that doesn't work" on every single reel I own (more than 10). It's operator error.
redux reply :
OP, are you threading the line THROUGH the holes in the spool? Or are you tying it AROUND the entire spool like you would with a spinning reel?
Brian6428 reply :
Yeah, give us some more info. Line type, reel type etc. I use the arbor know on all my reels with every type of line and it has never failed me.
hunterduke reply :
I read a few posts up and brought another question to mind. When putting line on a new or empty baitcaster do you loop the line around the whole spool or do you thread the line through one of the holes on the spool and tie a knot?
roadwarrior reply :
If you can go through one hole and out the next, that's fine.
Otherwise, all the way around the spool, but it REALLY does
not make a bit of difference.
stk reply :
Sometimes youtube videos the lines are hard to see.
bassin is addicting reply :
any knot will work... just get it as tight as possible...
one thing is KEY after that...the first few turns of the handle......go slow and easy without much tension until the line is around the spool a few times....then start putting resistance on the line and continue to reel it on.
i found that if you put too much tension on the first few turns..it will slip...
tritondriver reply :
the above knots do work, so if you don't have confidence in tying the knot I would use the tape, doesn't hurt a thing and no fuss..
*Hootie reply :
I don't even use a knot. I just put the line through a hole in the spool and start turning the handle. Never had a problem.
Hootie
Montanaro reply :
Just use tape and save you frustration. If you are putting pressure on the line at at the tape then you've already lost.
jsc4324 reply :
Try removing the spool from the reel to tie the knot, it gives you more room to work. Arbor knots work fine and so does the uni knot.
AQUA VELVA reply :
Ive been using the arbor knot for years. If you tie it the right way, it works, if you tie it the wrong way it won't. It's as simple as that.
Brian Needham reply :
On 4/19/2014 at 8:06 AM, jsc4324 said:Try removing the spool from the reel to tie the knot, it gives you more room to work. Arbor knots work fine and so does the uni knot.
if a guy isn't going to use tape or just run it through the whiffles........ this is the best idea I have EVER heard!
so bloody simply, yet perfect!!!
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
On 4/19/2014 at 10:27 AM, Brian Needham said:if a guy isn't going to use tape or just run it through the whiffles........ this is the best idea I have EVER heard!
so bloody simply, yet perfect!!!
haha yes it is saves alot of time messing around tie the knot
jbsoonerfan reply :
On 4/19/2014 at 8:06 AM, jsc4324 said:Try removing the spool from the reel to tie the knot, it gives you more room to work. Arbor knots work fine and so does the uni knot.
If the guy can't tie a knot, I wouldn't recommend him trying to remove the spool. 
Brian Needham reply :
^ fair point JB!!!!
Crankinstein reply :
You just got to focus on getting a few turns of the handle with the line wrapping on the spool. As mentioned before it really doesn't matter if you tie a knot, tape the line to the spool, or just loop it and hold it tight enough to get a turn the end result is the same. You just need the line to start filling on the spool. I would recommend tying the knot your most familiar with and when you pull it tight and the spool spins underneath it, failing to wrap, take your finger and manually push it against the spool to get it started, as stated before all you need is one or two turns to get it going. If it still doesn't work I would recommend using the tape, its simple and fast. Literally all you need to do is tape the line to the spool and reel, its that simple.
FishChaser1 reply :
On 4/19/2014 at 10:59 AM, Crankinstein said:You just got to focus on getting a few turns of the handle with the line wrapping on the spool. As mentioned before it really doesn't matter if you tie a knot, tape the line to the spool, or just loop it and hold it tight enough to get a turn the end result is the same. You just need the line to start filling on the spool. I would recommend tying the knot your most familiar with and when you pull it tight and the spool spins underneath it, failing to wrap, take your finger and manually push it against the spool to get it started, as stated before all you need is one or two turns to get it going. If it still doesn't work I would recommend using the tape, its simple and fast. Literally all you need to do is tape the line to the spool and reel, its that simple.
sorry but this doesn't work. I tried knots, i tried tape, i tried not even using a knot. Every single time, the line is loose when spooled.
FishChaser1 reply :
On 4/19/2014 at 10:35 AM, jbsoonerfan said:If the guy can't tie a knot, I wouldn't recommend him trying to remove the spool.
Lol, it's not that I cant tie it, it has to be something with the reel. Nice try at humor though
Kevin22 reply :
Tie a square knot, then tie a small square knot in the tag end. Pull tight. Keep holding it tight with your off hand and start reeling with the other. Once you get 3-4 turns it will hold tight. I do it with the spool installed.
Brian Needham reply :
hahaha, I would hope after 2 months you are set now and still not trying to spool up????
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