How do I attach rope to achormate reel?

I bought an anchormate and it is now attached to my boat. I looked on youtube and found a good knot for attaching the 1/2" poly rope to the anchor. Now I'm trying to attach the other end to the achormate reel but I'm not sure how. :?: If I use a knot it seems to be way to bulky.

What to you guys do when attaching thick rope to the achormate reel?

Thanks guys!

How thick is your rope. I have used 1/4 and also 5/16" without issue, just running the rope though the hole and tying a single knot.

1/2" poly. It wont go through the hole.

I checked worth's site, and they only specify the capacity in 3/16" line. I guess they didn't intend it for line as large as yours. I haven't tried anything over 5/16" myself. My old one actually came with line on it (20 years ago), and it was 3/16 then. You may need to drop back in rope diameter. The regular Anchormate is listed as 100 ft of 3/16 and the Anchormate II is rated for 150 ft. I found that even with 5/16, the capacity is around 85 ft., so going to 1/2" would really cut your spool capacity a lot.

I only need 40 to 50 feet as my pond isn't very deep. Some guys here recommended thicker line so it wouldn't hurt your hands.

Doesn't the reel eleminate pulling on the rope by hand?