The fish strikes and runs with the bait. The drag sings as the line peels from your fishing reel. Suddenly the sound ends, and in that instant you realize that the fish of a lifetime has just made off with all of your fishing line. Losing that big fish because of a bad choice of knots can be disappointing. One type of fishing knot, though, can help prevent that from happening.
Arbor Knot
Whether you are fly fishing, deep sea fishing, bait casting or work a spinning setup, the Arbor knot can help keep a big fish from getting away with all of your fishing line. An Arbor knot works well for any form of fishing, securely tying your fishing line to any type of fishing reel.
Starting Knot
To tie the Arbor knot properly, you must first start the knot correctly, depending on the type of reel you have. For spinning reels, open the wire guide bale on the reel to provide access to the spool. For baitcasting and deep sea reels, thread the line through the winding guide and around the inner spool. For fly fishing reels, use monofilament backing line to secure your fly line to the reel. For spincasting reels, remove the cover of the reel and insert the end of the line through the hole in the cover.
Tying Knot
To tie the Arbor knot, wrap the end of the fishing line completely around the spool on the fishing reel. Loop the end of the line around the main portion of fishing line on the other side of the reel spool. Tie an overhand knot in the end of the line around the main portion to create a large slip knot. Tie another overhand knot in the end of the line. Pull the main line to close the knot around the spool.
Function
The first overhand knot allows the main portion of the line to slip and tighten down onto the reel spool securely. The other overhand knot at the end of the fishing line snugs up to the first overhand knot, preventing the end of the line from pulling through under the force of fish. When the line reaches the end, the knot holds firmly.
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