Advice Backing line to main line knot

[meirion658]

Morning all just bought some new FS 8000 size reels and looking to backfill the spools with some cheap mono before adding the main line. Which knot do you guys use please ?

 

[flappy]

Granny knot..

 

[Trampster]

Double Uni Knot, providing the lines are of similar diameter.

 

[flappy]

The other option is to make a loop.. then pass the reel through the end.

 

[JLD]

Double uni would work fine. Can't say I've ever felt the need to do it though.

 

[Mr Fish]

I normally use a double blood knot but I’m not too precious about it - what’s the likelihood of having 250-300 yards of line out and that knot ever seeing the light of day?

 

[Thrasher]

I normally use a double blood knot but I’m not too precious about it - what’s the likelihood of having 250-300 yards of line out and that knot ever seeing the light of day?

Highly likely if yiu are a tit like me. Put too much nylon behind the braid on the okuma 8k's and regulalry see the backing knot out of the rod tip if I forget and give it a bit much.
Something I need to remedy soon.
Double grinner/uni will do the job.

 

[Valleyboy]

It's a knot you really don't want breaking and as it tied indoors I'd use a variation of the Albright
Personally I want a 300m of braid before my backing, 150m on my lure rods

 

[Mr Fish]

Highly likely if yiu are a tit like me. Put too much nylon behind the braid on the okuma 8k's and regulalry see the backing knot out of the rod tip if I forget and give it a bit much.
Something I need to remedy soon.
Double grinner/uni will do the job.

Well I don’t really use braid for shore work but when I have spooled up with it I’ve just whacked the whole 300m spool on.

A couple of times it’s been necessary to unwind it and add more/remove backing but such is life!

 

[Valleyboy]

If your never going to get down to the backing line you could always part fill the spool with a plastic bag tapped in place then wind on your main line .

I wouldn't use anything other than line for backing especially with todays super slow or variable ocillation reels. Tape is a no go as the pressure of the line squeeze's the adhesive out Plenty of reels offer shallow braid spools with no need of backing

 

[wingnut55]

Don't some Mangle makers supply spacers with their Reels, I know Penn do with some of theirs..

Ian.

 

[FishAmaniac]

Don't some Mangle makers supply spacers with their Reels, I know Penn do with some of theirs..

Ian.

Shimano do with theirs too.

 

[FishAmaniac]

I think we need to start a fixed spool appreciation society on here...
I love my 'mangles'.

 

[wingnut55]

I think we need to start a fixed spool appreciation society on here...
I love my 'mangles'.

I wont be joining...

Ian.

 

[FishAmaniac]

I wont be joining...

Ian.

Come along, we're a friendly bunch

 

[FishAmaniac]

We can compare finger stalls and line lay and stuff

 

[wingnut55]

Come along, we're a friendly bunch

That's what scares me..

Ian.

 

[wingnut55]

We can compare finger stalls and line lay and stuff

Or if a braid user, missing fingers....

Ian.

 

[FishAmaniac]

Or if a braid user, missing fingers....

Ian.

Well, the one with the most fingers obviously has the best finger stall

 

[wingnut55]

Well, the one with the most fingers obviously has the best finger stall

Or if no fingers, the best "Thumb Stall"...

Ian.