I am fine with tape.  My baitcasters hold from 100-120 yds. of 14 lb and spinning from 160-220 of 8 lb.  With largemouth & smallmouth, I have never been remotely close.  If I were to ever let that much line out without chasing the fish down, shame on me.  That is a LOT of line.  If you have a fish big enough to pull that much line, an arbor knot isn’t going to save you.

Using tape to start braid on spool, you should still begin with an arbor knot and tape over it.  

 

If you want a thinner, tougher, cleaner alternative to electrical tape, acrylic-glue PE film tape is seriously thin and seriously tough.  

 

It's so tough, I use it for seizing ends on knotted sail line (kayak rigging).  

 

this is the first knot on a trolley line ring, which is going to be dragged along hull fittings for a decade