What's the best way to respool your reel? Do you use a Arbor Knot?

I just wrap the tag end around the line loop 4-5 times on a baitcast reel and cinch it down. If a fish gets me down to the last wrap of line, he deserves to win.

I use braid on everything and I just tape it to the spool.

Tape

What's the best way to respool your reel? Do you use a Arbor Knot?

I use an arbor knot and tape with braid.

What kind of tape, how, where? Do you tape over the knot, this is the first time i'm respooling my own reel

I use an arbor knot. If you drop the rig over board and are lucky enough to have a floating lure tied on you can retrieve the entire rig without the knot you get the line and lure back.

I agree with BobP, if a fish takes out so much line that it's down to the end, it doesn't matter much what the attachment to the spool is, it's gonna break, period.

I use an arbor knot. If you drop the rig over board and are lucky enough to have a floating lure tied on you can retrieve the entire rig without the knot you get the line and lure back.

I have had a reel fall off a rod while casting due to a bad reel seat. The reel fell over the side. I was able to hand over hand it back into the boat. It was a cheap reel on a cheaper rod, but at the time it was the only one I had. I always use a simple slip knot, it won't hold if spooled by a fish, but will hold enough to retrieve the combo.

If you are targeting bass I don't think it makes much difference what you do, tie or tape, chances of getting spooled is pretty minimal, becomes a matter of preference.

I can give reasons why taping is a better choice if fishing other environments, but the vast majority of people here don't fish those areas.

I use an arbor knot and always have it spooled by machine for plenty of tension.

FYI, the spool will spin inside the roll of line with braid under a load. Braid is slippery and the tape on the spool for braid just keeps the spool from spinning inside the line roll. It's not intended to replace a knot at the spool.

Ronnie

FYI, the spool will spin inside the roll of line with braid under a load. Braid is slippery and the tape on the spool for braid just keeps the spool from spinning inside the line roll. It's not intended to replace a knot at the spool.

Ronnie

Excellent point !!!!!!!!!!!!

I just tie two overhand knots in the line. I also don't tie the line around the entire spool, I just put the line through 2 of the holes in the spool and tie it to those (then it doesn't slip when you try and start). I'll have to use tape from now on, I never even thought of that...