A question and a tip.

[Alex from GA]

How do you break line when you get a snag?  Not that I need a comb but keep one in my pocket to pick out backlashes.  It works with fluorocarbon and mono and doesn't harm the line.

[NorthernBasser]

If I have no choice but to break the line, I'll point the rod in the direction of the snag and pull straight back (while thumbing the spool if the drag isn't cranked down). Usually it'll break at the knot. I hate when people clip the line at the rod/reel, leaving all this long line in the water, waiting for a prop to come along and pick it up. 

 

(edit-or did I read your question wrong...do you mean cutting a backlash out?)