Tippet spool management

[Ronbow]

So we have all been there, tippet coming loose from the spool and forming a small birds nest in a pocket, in the boat bag, or on the bottom of the pram.

So I hope someone has found, tested and endorses the best product, or created a solution to this malady:

• Maxima shark tooth...which size?
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• Scrunchy? with needle and line through it?
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• samsfx tippet holder?
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• Fishing tippet ring elastic fabric spool ring with wire loop
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• Hareline tippet spool hands

Or?

Ron

 

[SculpinSwinger]

Elastic band shrink tubed to a bead

 

[the_chemist]

I've had good luck with the shark tooth on regular size seagur fluoro spool. Don't remember which tooth size I picked up though.

 

[Draketake]

What Sculpin Swinger has done is nice. Ive DIY those and they work great. What I dont like about them is the eventual stretch of the rubber, rendering them about useless. Instead of making them anymore, I just use dollar tree scrunchies. If you do this, make sure you get the scruchies that are all one continuous piece, with no band or clip in them. Those bands or clips, can grab onto the line and burn/melt/fray and/or cut the nylon. The scrunchies seem to last about 3 times longer then the tippet spool tenders, probably due to the more robust rubber used.

The scrunchies I shoot for are the wider ones, that have like folded ridges. This style encases the whole spool width. Once on the spool, I pull a tag end out and through one side. I am sorry I am not a techie or I'd post a pictue. The scrunchies I use are about 3/8 inch in width. They are not the narrow ones. They are labeld, Active, "Elastics", "No Snag", "All Day Comfort and come in a 5 pack.

Forgot to mention.....available at Dollar Tree.

Northerns Post below are very close to the ones I find at Dollar Tree.

Have fun.

Bob

 

[Stonedfish]

I just use an appropriate size rubber band for the spool width. I sometimes poke a hole in the wide ones I use on spools like Maxima.
They eventually tear, but are cheap and easy to replace.
SF

 

[Haggis57]

Elastic band shrink tubed to a bead

A YouTube video for the shrink tube approach.

 

[Jim F.]

Woven scunchies work well and last a long time. (idea courtesy of "Mumbles," a missing but missed member.)

 

[Northern]

Having raised two daughters with truly voluminous hair, I have experience with every hair scrunchy known to man!
This kind - ponytail sized, terry-covered ones - work the best as tippet tenders.
They fill the whole spool width, but are soft enough to not damage light tippet. No need to poke holes or anything, just let the tippet tag stick out from under one side.
You might be able to find them in a drugstore, but $7 on Amzn gets you a lifetime supply for you and your buddies...

https://a.co/d/bBaLK6U

 

[PhilR]

I just keep the ones from the Rio tippet spools.

 

[Brute]

Having raised two daughters with truly voluminous hair, I have experience with every hair scrunchy known to man!
This kind - ponytail sized, terry-covered ones - work the best as tippet tenders.
They fill the whole spool width, but are soft enough to not damage light tippet. No need to poke holes or anything, just let the tippet tag stick out from under one side.
You might be able to find them in a drugstore, but $7 on Amzn gets you a lifetime supply for you and your buddies...

https://a.co/d/bBaLK6U

I wish they would make them smaller for spools of wire on the bench…

 

[SSPey]

I just use an appropriate size rubber band for the spool width. I sometimes poke a hole in the wide ones I use on spools like Maxima.
They eventually tear, but are cheap and easy to replace.
SF

I use 2 wide rubber bands, overlapping a little, with the mono sticking up between them. It grips the mono extremely well. I like the rubber bands that come with broccoli

 

[_WW_]

Having raised two daughters with truly voluminous hair, I have experience with every hair scrunchy known to man!
This kind - ponytail sized, terry-covered ones - work the best as tippet tenders.
They fill the whole spool width, but are soft enough to not damage light tippet. No need to poke holes or anything, just let the tippet tag stick out from under one side.
You might be able to find them in a drugstore, but $7 on Amzn gets you a lifetime supply for you and your buddies...

https://a.co/d/bBaLK6U

I don't buy tippet spools. Will these fit over the larger line refill spools?
Thought I better ask before I buy a hundred of them.

 

[Northern]

I don't buy tippet spools. Will these fit over the larger line refill spools?
Thought I better ask before I buy a hundred of them.

Not sure how big a spool you mean - might not be ideal for wider spools.
You could get together with @Brute for a package of these - they're a buck apiece and should also work on those pesky wire spools!


Beadalon 25-Piece Spool Tamer Set https://a.co/d/1YgeKl7

 

[SurfnFish]

Having raised two daughters with truly voluminous hair, I have experience with every hair scrunchy known to man!
This kind - ponytail sized, terry-covered ones - work the best as tippet tenders.
They fill the whole spool width, but are soft enough to not damage light tippet. No need to poke holes or anything, just let the tippet tag stick out from under one side.
You might be able to find them in a drugstore, but $7 on Amzn gets you a lifetime supply for you and your buddies...

https://a.co/d/bBaLK6U

just made my order...once received will mail lots of a dozen to those requesting.

 

[SurfnFish]

I wish they would make them smaller for spools of wire on the bench…

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08F9QM34Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[Brute]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08F9QM34Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Awesome…

 

[Buzzy]

I wish they would make them smaller for spools of wire on the bench…

I get it that tippet spools sometimes leave a lot to be desired regarding "management", for me especially Maxima (rubber bands for me) but Ultrawire spools come with a removeable "cap" (for lack a the proper term) that I've found to be good at keeping the wire in place. When tying and I need wire, I remove the cap, cut off a length of wire and run the spool's tag through the caps teeth and put the cap back on while keeping a bit of tension on the wire. Works for me.

 

[Eastside]

I just use an appropriate size rubber band for the spool width. I sometimes poke a hole in the wide ones I use on spools like Maxima.
They eventually tear, but are cheap and easy to replace.
SF

The wide ones for asparagus work well.

 

[Mossback]

The wide ones for asparagus work well.

In season now and on sale everywhere...

 

[Ronbow]

Let's see: asparagus and butter, asparagus in soup, asparagus on the bbq, steak asparagus and blue cheese, asparagus gumbo, asparagus and shrimp; only six more and I'm set.......