It happens to the best of us

[WDE]

Last week I was throwing my lure with my back to an incline where I laid down my tackle bag. Of course, my lure got caught on the bag and almost threw my bag into the water. Lost about 3/4 of brand new spooled line when everything was said and done. 

[kylek]

I took my son fishing at a little lake this weekend.  After getting our stuff ready I told him to be careful of the little trees right behind us.  I told him to make sure he looks before he casts..... Well... my first cast of the day grabbed one of those little tiny branches and made one heck of a birds nest!!  My son, he is 8, just look at me and while laughing said i should have looked behind me first!!

[CTBassin860]

Haha I let go of the spool a little to early.Sent it way to high.As soon as the wind got a hold of it I knew immediately what was about to happen.I saw the line fluff and accepted my fate.Certainly not the first time,and positively not the last time.I'm good for one bad one a season.

Ill even admit it was with the Tat CT

[the reel ess]

I tend to do that after changing baits.

[Zeeter]

20 minutes ago, the reel ess said:

I tend to do that after changing baits.

 

I do, too. I'll forget to adjust the tension and brakes and maybe try to cast it like the last lure I had on there, which may have been a different weight.

[Bankbeater]

Good try, but you need to get the line tangled around your reel like I did. 

[Ayrnay22]

I actually just watched an episode of bill dance outdoors this weekend called dead sticking and towards the end of the episode he shows how to free a backlash was very interesting. I cant find it on you tube but found this link its similar in method 

 

 

[JustJames]

Yeah that is the way everyone with baitcaster should learn to deal with backlash, but there are times when this method is not working.

I got one last year when bomb cast my lure and hit the tree right above another one recently when my lure stuck on wire fence without me knowing it and result was I have to cut my line plus a broken rod tip.

[CTBassin860]

9 hours ago, JustJames said:

Yeah that is the way everyone with baitcaster should learn to deal with backlash, but there are times when this method is not working.

I got one last year when bomb cast my lure and hit the tree right above another one recently when my lure stuck on wire fence without me knowing it and result was I have to cut my line plus a broken rod tip.

This is my method for bad ones and it almost always gets it out.

[TX-Deluxe]

On 4/2/2017 at 10:00 PM, Raul said:

 

Hmmm, I'm not impressed even a little bit, I do a lot better than that.

LoLOL

[Nscheele]

My beautiful wife was awesome enough to agree to a camping/fishing trip for our honeymoon last fall. We went to a state park about 4 hours from home. After getting the camper set up, I grabbed a couple rods and we headed to one of the small fishing ponds at the camp ground. First cast, I didn't realize how close to the trees along the bank I was, i swear the braided line came up in front of my face. It was the absolute worst backlash I've ever had, finally had to just cut the line out. There was no saving that one. 

[Looking for the big one]

21 hours ago, Ayrnay22 said:

I actually just watched an episode of bill dance outdoors this weekend called dead sticking and towards the end of the episode he shows how to free a backlash was very interesting. I cant find it on you tube but found this link its similar in method 

 

 

 

Follow up Video: How to Untangle Pile of Line on Ground

[RoLo]

 

Is THAT What A "Rat's Nest" Looks Like ?

I've heard about them, but NEVER had one!

 

 

Roger

 

 

[new2BC4bass]

On 4/3/2017 at 1:09 PM, John Loughlin said:

When they tell you fishing teaches you patience, they are referring to birds nests. lol

 

Was just visiting relation in Florida.  My brother-in-law tells me I like using baitcast reels because I enjoy removing backlashes rather than fishing.  Has told me before that I am one patient man.  However, he sees me at my worst.  Takes about 3 days of fishing with him for me to smooth out my casting stroke because I have to change my casting stroke from how I always cast when home.  Yet one afternoon I went to the boat ramp and spent a few minutes casting directly into a strong wind with a 3/8 oz. spinnerbait and never had an over-run much less a backlash.  Of course he didn't witness that because he was working.  

 

Any more a backlash of mine that looks like that is because I either caught an object on the back stroke or I got a new-2-me reel and forgot to check the brakes an/or spool tension.  Inevitably the seller backed one or both completely off.  Only takes one cast to discover your mistake.  

 

Needless to say I have become very proficient at removing backlashes.  

[jakebrake]

my first cast with a baitcaster...the lure actually hit the ground (yeah...I still don't know how). I think a decent sized crow could have set up light housekeeping in the monofilament aftermath.

 

(had to pop the sidecover and push out the spool. by the time it was cleared, I had about no line left)

[frosty]

The last one I cleared was when I let my wife try my new reel. She just looked at me like something bad happened, but she had no idea what, hands me back the reel and walks away.