This is how I was taught to do it about sixty years ago and I haven't found a way to improve on it since. Tie yer line just below a joint two or three feet below the tip, spiral the line around the pole three or four times, tie yer line just below the joint at the tip pole with several half hitches and put a couple of wraps of electrical tape over the half hitches to keep the knot in place. Pull enough line off the spool to reach the end of the pole without bending bending it and then cut the line. Put your float , sinkers and hook on and you're ready to go.