Reel Repair by Alan Tani

On my larger spinning reels that I use to catch Ulua (Giant Trevally) I just make my standard arbor knot with the braid and leave the tag end lying horizontally on the arbor then spool the line on tightly using whatever method works for you. I usually fish 25-30 lbs of drag and never had line slip.  Prior to spooling up I spray Corrosion X or Superzilla on the spool to prevent corrosion.  Unfortunately, this hasn't prevented corrosion.  I tried carnuba too.

Quote from: Lunker Larry on Today at 06:41:10 PMI just put a strip of electrical tape on the spool. Tie my line leaving a 3/4 inch tag or so and put a piece of tape on it. Doesn't take up any room and hans't failed me yet

Electrical tape, or any kind of solid tape, can trap water underneath without access to air. This creates an oxygen deprived environment that prevents a fresh layer of aluminum oxide from forming, which leads to faster ongoing corrosion under the tape. This is not nearly as big an issue for freshwater fishing as it is for saltwater.


-J