How Do I Get This Out Of My Reel?

[FrankW]

The best tool to cut out mono or Fluro is a small pair of side cutters that telephone technicians use. They have sharp points and will cut with little effort. They are made to cut wires so mono/Fluro is no problem at all.

Frank

[FishChaser1]

keep cutting.and pulling.and cutting.

Did this, it worked thanks 

[deaknh03]

Did this, it worked thanks 

I haven't had a backlash in years, then 2 weeks ago went out with a friend, I was fishing the back of the boat, casted and i caught the motor somehow. I looked at my reel, put it down and grabbed another, that one was retired for the day, it was a mess. The next day it took me half hour to fix it.

[hatrix]

You just have to keep cutting each loop and pulling off little pieces of line until you get the the spool. I would bet money that everyone on this forum that uses a baitcaster has done it at least once. It sucks, but it happens. I blew one up a couple weeks ago because I was casting from the bank and my plastic worm caught up on a small bush behind me. Didn't notice until it was too late and POOF, had line wrapped around my head, birds landing on me; it was terrible.

I can honestly say I have never cut out a spool of line in my life. I have however cut the lure off so I can pull it back through and get it underneath with braided line. I don't use that thumb trick either. I did a little when I first learned but you need to tighten your drag and it probably is not great for you real. I just grab a loop and pull "gently" so if it is not the correct one its not super tight and I can grab it an more and so it doesn't mess up my line. I don't really get backlashes anymore unless like someone said I hit something mid cast like some tall grass or a bush w/e but its super rare. You can generally pick out any backlash in about a minute or two once you have a bit of practice and understand how they work and what to look for.