rchiuz Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Hi all, Ever get such a bad bird's nest that you just end up cutting line? I usually don't have too many problems getting out bird nests but got a bad one with Fluro line. I got so frustrated that I just ended up cutting it. I tried the thumb trick but I already picked at it too much that it didn't do much. Is mono and fluro the same difficulty when it comes to birdnests? Quote
Super User Jig Man Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 I think anyone who has used baitcasters for very long has had a few on them. Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 I think anyone who has used baitcasters for very long has had a few on them. Yep, it happens to the best of us. Snagging something on the back swing is the biggest culprit for me. 6 Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 Today I hooked a bass and he jumped and spit the hook, when my bait came flying back at me my line made 14 Egyptian Pile Driver knots up and down my rod, I just cut the line and got on with fishing... Quote
Super User FishTank Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 I have done it three times this year, which is a first. One was caused by a guy at Gander Mountain putting the line on wrong/loose. The other two are on me. I casting near the bank and snagged a weed behind me and the other was caused by getting the lure snagged on the side of the boat during a cast. Any other backlashes, I can usually dig out with out issue. Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted September 1, 2014 Global Moderator Posted September 1, 2014 More than once...And will probably happen again. Mike Quote
Super User Long Mike Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 I fish with braid and about a 6' flouro leader, and I am a patient guy. If I have a severe backlash, I will park the rod and pick up another. When I get home I put the offending reel under a magnifier and slowly remove the backlash. My worst one took me over an hour to remove. One of the great things about braid is that it's almost impossible to damage it while picking out the knots. Now that I have finished patting myself on the back, there was one occasion when I inadvertently threaded my line through the foot of the guide on the tip of the rod, instead of through the eye. I made what was to be a long cast and the knot on the leader hung up in the foot. The line on my reel exploded into the worst backlash I had ever seen. It actually looked like a real bird's nest. I never even considered taking that one home for a rescue. I cut it off the reel. 4 Quote
kikstand454 Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I did it today. Pitching a t-rig over and over. ...getting small over runs here and there. Didn't pay attention. Saw a stump out deep and swung for the fences- snap! A small knot caught on a line guide and my lure went one way while my reel just kept going for that 50yd cast! I picked it for about two minutes and decided the line was too damaged at that point. Cut it all out and respooled it in about 5 minutes. It doesn't happen much. ....but once or twice a year is enough to bring a spool of line and a pencil with me in my bag- just in case! Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 Yup. Twice if I remember correctly. One time I spent probably in the neighborhood of 2 hours digging one out. Wound up at the Chiropractor's cuz my neck was out after being bent over for so long. Quote
ABW Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Fishing near a friend, my lure hits his rod but the spool keeps going. If I'm not frustrated I'll pick it out in 20 minutes lol Quote
Zimobass Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 More times than I care to recall. The funniest was when I caught the line of my partner behind me. He was busy tying on a jig, and was licking the line before clinching the knot down. I ended up with a mother birds nest that required my patient wife to undo at home. He ended up with the jig hook through his tongue !!!!!!!!! Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 Fishing near a friend, my lure hits his rod but the spool keeps going. If I'm not frustrated I'll pick it out in 20 minutes lol Yup. Fishing near someone can cause problems. At home I fish alone. Lately only from shore. I get the occasional overrun, but almost never a backlash unless I catch weeds or something else. Fishing in a 14' square-back canoe with my brother-in-law (which is a 2-week period once a year in Florida) takes me several days to adjust my casting stroke. Plenty of overruns and several small backlashes during the adjustment period. Quote
Super User Raul Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 That only happens to you bunch of unskilled newbies. Quote
Super User Long Mike Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 That only happens to you bunch of unskilled newbies. Now here's a used car salesman if I ever saw one! 1 Quote
Fisher-O-men Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Handed a baitcaster to my nephew to do some drop and drift fishing. I said just push the button and let out line til the spool stops. Easy, right? Well, he saw me cast and thought, that doesn't look that hard. Had to cut that one out! Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 1, 2014 Global Moderator Posted September 1, 2014 It happens while bank fishing a lot. Thankfully I don't bank fish very often anymore. Hitting weeds or a tree limb on the back cast or during the cast is the worst. Quote
Slade House Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I did it today. Pitching a t-rig over and over. ...getting small over runs here and there. Didn't pay attention. Saw a stump out deep and swung for the fences- snap! A small knot caught on a line guide and my lure went one way while my reel just kept going for that 50yd cast! I picked it for about two minutes and decided the line was too damaged at that point. Cut it all out and respooled it in about 5 minutes. It doesn't happen much. ....but once or twice a year is enough to bring a spool of line and a pencil with me in my bag- just in case! Thats usually when it happens, is when im pitching a t-rig, and then i switch and swing for the fences cast without adjusting my reel. Quote
LunkerFisher Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 My worst backlashes have occurred while using fluoro. After switching exclusively to braid my backlashes, when they do happen, are not anywhere close to as bad when using straight fluoro. Quote
kikstand454 Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 That only happens to you bunch of unskilled newbies. Hahahahhaha! Yeah. ...right! Quote
KritterGitter Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Once or twice!! Luckily Ive never backlashed as bad on my freshwater gear, had a few bad ones but none that I couldnt pick out... 2 Quote
Super User Raul Posted September 1, 2014 Super User Posted September 1, 2014 Once or twice!! Luckily Ive never backlashed as bad on my freshwater gear, had a few bad ones but none that I couldnt pick out... Now that´s a very nice professional over run. Quote
KritterGitter Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Ha thanks.....Yea its my PB to date! Quote
greentrout Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Next time you get one, take your left thumb (right handed) and press down really hard on the line and spool and turn the reel. Takes care of most 'em, even the bad ones... Old school basser... Quote
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