Best way to put line on spool with no holes

[michael1]

Trying to put line of my new reel for the first time by myself and I have a question. I am going to put mono backing on first but how do you "tie" it to the spool if the spool is completely smooth and has no holes? Or this Curado DC I bought, it has just the 1 hole on the spool. What in the world is the purpose of that?

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Look up an arbor knot. Super simple 

[Glaucus]

I put the line through the guide of my reel, tape it down, turn the handle, remove the tape, and then simply do a couple of overhand knots in the center of the spool. I've never had an issue. You should never get that far down into the spool on a cast. I know some guys claim they can spool a full reel, but no comment.

[michael1]

I was planning on just using an arbor knot but thought I'd ask first. What in the world is the point of 1 single hole on the spool?

[garroyo130]

6 hours ago, michael1 said:

What in the world is the point of 1 single hole on the spool?

I never tie to the holes themselves but i always insert my line into one then crank to get it to go around. Not sure if thats its purpose buts thats its purpose to me ?

[OnthePotomac]

The holes in spools are to lighten the spools for performance and nothing to do with line tying.

[galyonj]

8 hours ago, michael1 said:

I was planning on just using an arbor knot but thought I'd ask first.

You're on the right track. This is literally what the arbor knot is for.

[MN Fisher]

1 hour ago, OnthePotomac said:

The holes in spools are to lighten the spools for performance and nothing to do with line tying.

Add to this - the inside of the holes usually has a sharp edge. Using the holes to tie your line to the spool has a better than even chance of that edge cutting the line...then you're not 'connected'. Use the arbor knot - that's what it was designed for.

[Hower08]

I always remove spool and just tie Palomar knot. Do not tie it to the holes in the spool. Been doing it this way for 20 years on casting and spinning reels with no issues 

[Junger]

I use the single hole to help get the line around the spool without having to take the spool out.

 

Put the end of the line into the hole, reel the handle a little, and the line should revolve around the spool so that you can take it off and then tie your arbor knot.

[michael1]

I assume if it has a set up like this I should push the line through the 2 holes then tie an arbor knot or what?

[MN Fisher]

13 minutes ago, michael1 said:

I assume if it has a set up like this I should push the line through the 2 holes then tie an arbor knot or what?

Perhaps - but not the 'short-way'. I'd pass the line through and tie it around the 'under-side' based on the picture. Less chance of a possible sharp edge cutting the line.

[michael1]

3 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Perhaps - but not the 'short-way'. I'd pass the line through and tie it around the 'under-side' based on the picture. Less chance of a possible sharp edge cutting the line.

So you are saying instead of running the line down through the guides on the rod, through the eye of the reel and then right into the top little hole on the spool and out of the bottom one you are saying once through the eye on the reel run the line down, under and up the spool and into the bottom hole on the spool first, out the top hole and then tie an arbor knot? Why would this lessen the chance of a sharp edge cutting the line? If the reel has a completely smooth spool should I do it like this too?

[MN Fisher]

2 minutes ago, michael1 said:

So you are saying instead of running the line down through the guides on the rod, through the eye of the reel and then right into the top little hole on the spool and out of the bottom one you are saying once through the eye on the reel run the line down, under and up the spool and into the bottom hole on the spool first, out the top hole and then tie an arbor knot? Why would this lessen the chance of a sharp edge cutting the line? If the reel has a completely smooth spool should I do it like this too?

No...once through the aperture, run it through the hole on the spool, then under and tie off 'in front. When the spool turns, the line will start across the knot, not across the hole edge.

 

Don't know how that hole was drilled, and tying the line across the 'top' puts the line in tension across those possible sharp edges.

 

That's why I don't use the holes on 'perforated' spools like my President-XT has...those holes are 'punched' into the spool after the casting process on many reels and the inner edges 'inside' the spool center are sharp.

[Glenn]

Here's how to do it:

 

 

[MN Fisher]

6 minutes ago, Glenn said:

Here's how to do it:

One each - Arbor Knot...

[jbsoonerfan]

Piece of electrical has served me well for 20 years.

[michael1]

11 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

Piece of electrical has served me well for 20 years.

No knot, just tape? Or knot with tape atop it?

[jbsoonerfan]

Just tape. Once you spool on top of it, it isn't going to slip (at least it never has for me).

 

I cut off about 1" and stick the line to the tape first, then stick it to the spool.