Arbor knot
Ties line to the core of a reel spool.
- Use
- Rigs, reels and floats
- Lines
- Monofilament, Fluorocarbon, Braid
- Difficulty
- Easy
White: the line to your reel. Orange: the tag end, the part you move. Mirror flips the drawing for tying left-handed.
Steps
Pass the line round the spool's core.
Tie an overhand knot with the end round the standing line.
Tie a second overhand knot in the end itself, close to the first, as a stopper.
Pull the standing line: the first knot slides down onto the spool and the stopper jams against it. Trim the end.
Sources
Each step was checked against these written guides:
- New York State DEC, I FISH NY knot-tying lesson
- Outdoor Life, The 9 best fishing knots
- Tackle Warehouse, How to tie an arbor knot
Drawings and animation by Fishwake. We give no breaking-strength figures: published numbers differ with the line and the test.
