Super User Master Bait'r Posted September 2, 2014 Super User Posted September 2, 2014 Only when it snags on the backcast. Ugh... Those are the worst. You always feel so stupid and n00bish Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted September 2, 2014 Super User Posted September 2, 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... Don't lie to me... There was an eagle's egg in there somewhere wasn't there?! Hahaha Quote
Super User Jrob78 Posted September 2, 2014 Super User Posted September 2, 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... That's impressive! Quote
Roadblock Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Holy CRAP I had two epic birds nets happen today. Unfortunately I did not bring a spare rod and reel AND I forgot to bring spare line!  I spent about 30 minutes getting the first one out and about 15 on the second one, seriously. I guess it wasn't too bad though, I had to have over 200 casts easy today.  Really sucky part was I had TWO large mouth Bass on the line today, I got both of them almost in and one jumped and spit the bait out. The other rolled over on top of the water and spit the bait out.  I've had this happen a couple times now on a single hook style baits but never on anything with treble hooks. I've literally never lost anything that was on a crankbait with treble hooks in my life. I seem to have bad luck with plastics, spinners, chatters etc and other single hook style baits.  SIGH! Quote
Basseditor Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 It happens... Many times. But I load flouro to the top and back off the controls way loose. Then when I make a long cast attempt and something goes wrong it can be big trouble. Quote
hatrix Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 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. Those are the worst backlashes I have ever gotten. Fishing the remote jungle lakes and ponds that hold big fish can get rough with the casting sometimes. Trying to finagle my way in there and make a cast is not always easy. You might catch a piece of tall grass or clip a leaf on a nearby tree and its all over from there. I have also clipped the seats in jon boats before and those are also pretty gnarly I will just stop my spool with my thumb as soon as it happens and its usually nothing to get out. Rarely do I ever have to pick any thing out. Usually it might be a couple loops and i can pull my reel towards me right before my bait hits the water and it will pull out those couple little loops so your good to go as soon as the lure lands.  I did actually cut out a spool for the first time ever about a week ago though. We were having a contest on who could throw a S-Waver 200 the farthest and I was getting fast and loose with it and caught a mean helicopter. I could of pulled it out but it was CXX and the memory had gotten so bad I planned to respool that day anyways.  FYI If it is ever so bad you actually have to pick at it like with braid or something. Save your self the trouble and cut your lure off and pull it out from underneath.  Also the thumb trick blows and I am sure it is pretty terrible to do to your reel all the time. Just pull some loops and not super hard so it kinks or tightens down on you if its wrong. Probably 30 seconds tops and your ready to rock. Quote
hatrix Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 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. Ok so maybe I retract that statement about the thumb thing and just pulling loops. I have no idea what can fix that or even how that happens. Did you fall asleep or something while casting? Clearly there are some people on here who are on a whole other level and are much better backlashers then I will ever hope to be.  If people are getting backlashes like that somewhat often then I wish you the best of luck and you should starting buying those half mile spools of line. lol Quote
Super User Sam Posted September 2, 2014 Super User Posted September 2, 2014 To answer your question in a word...."yes." Quote
KritterGitter Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 Don't lie to me... There was an eagle's egg in there somewhere wasn't there?! Hahaha lol, it was actually an osprey egg but the same difference....  Ok so maybe I retract that statement about the thumb thing and just pulling loops. I have no idea what can fix that or even how that happens. Did you fall asleep or something while casting? Clearly there are some people on here who are on a whole other level and are much better backlashers then I will ever hope to be.  If people are getting backlashes like that somewhat often then I wish you the best of luck and you should starting buying those half mile spools of line. lol Hahaha, that was surf casting 10oz + bait and I forgot to set my brakes, as in no brake at all... took about .2 seconds to blow up and snapped 80lb shock leader in the process. Took about 2hrs of cutting to get it out. Quote
uncustered Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 If you've ever tried distance surf casting you will have seen some beauties... I carry a razor blade in the tackle box and spare line in the truck.... 1 Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted September 2, 2014 Super User Posted September 2, 2014 Is this a trick question? Uh, yea.... Not often, but often enough... Quote
starweldpro16 Posted September 2, 2014 Posted September 2, 2014 The worst I ever had was with a Penn 210M. We were throwing 4" suckers one evening and all was well. Right up until my sucker came off at the beginning of the forward cast. What a mess! I was never so happy to get a birdsnest out. I didn't think a mess like that was even possible. Quote
Super User Raul Posted September 3, 2014 Super User Posted September 3, 2014 Like this?A real beauty, kudos ! Quote
5fishlimit Posted September 3, 2014 Posted September 3, 2014 A real beauty, kudos ! Thanks, but I cannot take all the credit. A low hanging branch helped me. Quote
Loop_Dad Posted September 3, 2014 Posted September 3, 2014 Yep, it happens to the best of us. Snagging something on the back swing is the biggest culprit for me. Â I snagged my brother's cheek on the back swing but had no bird nest. Maybe I'm pretty good. Quote
Super User Grizzn N Bassin Posted September 3, 2014 Super User Posted September 3, 2014 Yeah I've done a it "few times" Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted September 3, 2014 Super User Posted September 3, 2014 Like this? Â Â KILL IT WITH FIRE BEFORE IT SPREADS!!! Â Quote
Super User Raul Posted September 3, 2014 Super User Posted September 3, 2014 KILL IT WITH FIRE BEFORE IT SPREADS!!!   It´s like the Flood, a virulent infection with no known cure. Quote
masterbass Posted September 3, 2014 Posted September 3, 2014 When I first started using a baitcaster I had cheap fluoro on it and had to cut it out. Since I switched to braid I've always been able to pick them out. One time I had a pretty bad one casting out a pop r and much to my suprise while I was in the middle of picking it out a largemouth jumped clear out of the water and engulfed the pop r like a great white shark attacks a seal. It was a thing of beauty. It took me a few minutes to pick backlash out and in the meantime this bass is swimming all over the place. That was my most memorable backlash. Quote
HardcoreBassin Posted September 3, 2014 Posted September 3, 2014 It's happened to the best of us. Its pretty frustrating. I use braid on my baitcasters now, so it is a lot easier to deal with a nest IMO. No need to worry about pulling too hard and kinking the flouro/mono making it weaker.  Braid it up! 1 Quote
Super User iceintheveins Posted September 4, 2014 Super User Posted September 4, 2014 Only when I've snagged something behind me and try to cast forward. Â Â Quote
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