Using Electrical Tape Instead of Tying Knot onto Spool

[RDB]

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.

[bulldog1935]

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