spooling braid direct to reel.

new reel which has a smooth spool, i want as much braid as i can get so no mono backing....do i put a piece of electrical tape or duct tape or sporttape? ( to keep line from spinninng on spool later fishing?) first? then fill it up or tie and tape knot?

do i dunk spool of line in water to put on reel as tight as possible? or just fill it up with tension from my fingers as i am reeling up?

I asked at Ted's.They say electricians tape on the spool as well as make sure line goes on tight.

I typically put a wrap or 2 or electrical tape on the spool and use my fingers or run the line through a phone book to keep it tight. 

I usually tie the line on tight over one wrap of electrical tape . I follow that with one wrap of electrical tape over the line. I figure that it locks it in place.  Extra insurance if you will. 

I usually wrap the line twice around PVC pipe to place tension on the line as I spool it on.

Just curious: since it only takes one or two wraps of mono around the spool - 6 to 10 feet at most - why is that an issue?

I usually put 20 or 30 yards of mono on a spool, even if it's brad-ready thinking that if I get spooled, I want a little springiness to protect the rod.  That's not a recommendation, that's just me being obsessive...

I use tape or put a few wraps on then tie it off.

Whatever tape you use, make sure it doesn't absorb water. There is no need to dunk the spool with braid.

I typically put a wrap or 2 or electrical tape on the spool and use my fingers or run the line through a phone book to keep it tight. 

Wow! A phone book, huh? I haven't got one in years. Can I just go to Whitepages.com on my laptop and run the braid through the closed laptop as a substitute? 

I'm sure you have a few Harry Potter books to use instead of phonebooks 

I buy line when fisherman's has a sale. Cheaper, and most of their guys are able to pack it on perfectly. They normally use black tape, but I ask them to back it with mono or even Dacron to use up space on larger reels.

ollie damons told me that when a machine puts line on that the reels gears are not meant to run or turn as fast as machine loads up line and can do damage. it`s why i put line on myself now.
 i ended up using one wrap of electrical tape, tied line, put small piece of tape on tie and reeled er up.

ollie damons told me that when a machine puts line on that the reels gears are not meant to run or turn as fast as machine loads up line and can do damage. it`s why i put line on myself now.
 i ended up using one wrap of electrical tape, tied line, put small piece of tape on tie and reeled er up.

I find that hard to believe as a total blanket statement. The most expensive reels get filled by machine and I have never heard of a reel being damaged.

call ollie`s,  no reason they would not tell u same thing as they told me. they said if u do have them spooled at the stores that u ask them to do it slow. instead of doing that i`ll just spool my own and not take any chances. i never heard of reel getting damaged either til i took a reel in to ollies and they said damage was due to getting spooled too fast. i dunno, call ollie`s.

I prefer medical tape

I prefer medical tape

+1.    Same stuff I use.