Found the M.O.A.B.

[Oklahoma Mike]

Mother of all backlashes!

 

Was bank fishing on Sunday and had a couple of rods leaned up against my backpack lying on the slope of the bank behind me. Went to throw a cast and saw my spinning outfit go flying over my head and into the water. D'oh! Fortunately not so far that I couldn't retrieve it. The resulting backlash was so bad that I ended up having to strip and re-spool. Lesson learned!

[Angry John]

Pulled that same plan on my yak with 15 lb flouro.  It gets expensive if your using costly line...

[Damn Yankee]

Look at the bright side,at least you cleaned the spinning rig.

[Oklahoma Mike]

1 minute ago, d**n Yankee said:

Look at the bright side,at least you cleaned the spinning rig.

 

Honestly, I was just happy that I didn't sling it out any further than I did. There is a very steep drop off just about another two feet from where it landed with the tip of the rod hanging just over the edge of the bank. I'd have gone diving after it if I had to!

[Airman4754]

I love that reel.

[Oklahoma Mike]

10 minutes ago, Mosster47 said:

I love that reel.

 

Me too. It casts like a dream when it doesn't have an entire other rod and reel on the end of it!

[Falkus]

I feel your pain , Just had that happen to me over the weekend. 

At least it was only 1/6 th of the reel spool from Walmart's clearance of the yo-zuri line (3 bucks) 

 

I feel your pain

 

 

[Raul]

The mother of all backlashes ...... where ? That can barely qualify as a regular one.

[freelancer27]

Happens to me once every month. I think I will smarten up, until it happens again. For me this means most of the time I have to rip of the line from the spool, since my MOAB is at the point of no return. 

[Chowderhead]

Just had this happen to me a few weeks ago. I was extra careful to look behind me as I was casting near some trees while out on the lake. What I forgot to do was make sure that my son, who was sitting right behind me, was also not casting at the same time.  Snagged his line and was greeted with a nice whack to the back of the head as his rod slammed into my noggin. The results, as you can see, were not pretty. I gave up and went home - cut it all out and just started over. 

[Raul]

4 minutes ago, Chowderhead said:

Just had this happen to me a few weeks ago. I was extra careful to look behind me as I was casting near some trees while out on the lake. What I forgot to do was make sure that my son, who was sitting right behind me, was also not casting at the same time.  Snagged his line and was greeted with a nice whack to the back of the head as his rod slammed into my noggin. The results, as you can see, were not pretty. I gave up and went home - cut it all out and just started over. 

 

NICE ! 

[CTBassin860]

8 minutes ago, Chowderhead said:

Just had this happen to me a few weeks ago. I was extra careful to look behind me as I was casting near some trees while out on the lake. What I forgot to do was make sure that my son, who was sitting right behind me, was also not casting at the same time.  Snagged his line and was greeted with a nice whack to the back of the head as his rod slammed into my noggin. The results, as you can see, were not pretty. I gave up and went home - cut it all out and just started over. 

Now THATS a backlash!! Thats the one that makes me pack up and go home lol

[Damn Yankee]

12 minutes ago, Chowderhead said:

Just had this happen to me a few weeks ago. I was extra careful to look behind me as I was casting near some trees while out on the lake. What I forgot to do was make sure that my son, who was sitting right behind me, was also not casting at the same time.  Snagged his line and was greeted with a nice whack to the back of the head as his rod slammed into my noggin. The results, as you can see, were not pretty. I gave up and went home - cut it all out and just started over. 

As we say in New England:

 

[Bankbeater]

Dang!

[hunterPRO1]

those are nothing compared to one i had once, wish i would've taken a pic of that one.

[FrankN209]

Imagine if that was braid

[Oklahoma Mike]

46 minutes ago, Chowderhead said:

Just had this happen to me a few weeks ago. I was extra careful to look behind me as I was casting near some trees while out on the lake. What I forgot to do was make sure that my son, who was sitting right behind me, was also not casting at the same time.  Snagged his line and was greeted with a nice whack to the back of the head as his rod slammed into my noggin. The results, as you can see, were not pretty. I gave up and went home - cut it all out and just started over. 

 

Yep, that's about what it looked like once I started trying to pick it out. I gave up after a few minutes and just fished my other rods the remainder of the trip. 

[Angry John]

Never go with just one baitcaster unless you pack a spare spool!!!!

[jr231]

3 minutes ago, Angry John said:

Never go with just one baitcaster unless you pack a spare spool!!!!

 

Or a spinning rod ! 

[david in va]

You want see a close face doing that  no room under the hood for a bird nest like that

[Chowderhead]

33 minutes ago, Oklahoma Mike said:

 

Yep, that's about what it looked like once I started trying to pick it out. I gave up after a few minutes and just fished my other rods the remainder of the trip. 

Full disclosure, what you see there was after about a minute of trying to unpick. With my son laughing at me and my only baitcaster now inoperable, I gave up. Not my proudest fishing moment. It surprised me how much of a pain it was to cut all the line out. 

[CTBassin860]

28 minutes ago, Yeajray231 said:

 

Or a spinning rod ! 

My spinner is with me at ALL times

[jr231]

3 minutes ago, MassBassin508 said:

My spinner is with me at ALL times

 

Mine too dude . 

[fishnkamp]

Bill Dance says "you might just want to trade that one in"  

[CTBassin860]

Just now, Yeajray231 said:

 

Mine too dude . 

Especially since every nice day we have had so far has been accompanied by hurricane force winds