Insane backlash... Won't come out

crankybait · 03-04-07, 11:18 AM

Ok, so yesterday it was so nice out I had to hit the pond. Well, i wen't with 3 friends, none of whom had gear. the results? a snapped rod, 2 completely tangled reels, a lost jerkbait, 2 lost worms along with hooks.

i honestly did better my first trip... Well We had a little competition but all got skunked. However, at the end while i was picking a tangle from the spinning rod, I let my other friend try the baitcaster... short cast. This is what happened.

I have tried for an horu to pick it, used forks, needles, toothpick, and the sewing things. None worked. What do i do?

texasbasser · 03-04-07, 11:25 AM

when i get a backlash, I hold the line tight till i can see where its caught. Then pull the line where it is caught andthen tryreeling in again. works almost everytime for me.

Rebbasser · 03-04-07, 11:39 AM

Cranky, sometimes they require surgery, and that one looks like it might. You may have to cut it out and respool. Not a bad idea with mono-it gets seriously weakened when it gets a kink in it, and casting your favorite bait or fighting a fish is not the time to find out.

JB · 03-04-07, 11:43 AM

cranky, follow the line till you find the first loop, pull on that loop to loosen the birdsnest(click to enlarge)

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dampeoples · 03-04-07, 11:47 AM

JB, excellent work, as usual.

However, I must recommend you pull this picture, and instead work on the one with the chunky kid in the shorts, he won't even look at the camera.

JB · 03-04-07, 11:59 AM

LOL your a mindreader, I was putting the NJ krew in a "boy band" on photoshop..rofl

bassnman30 · 03-04-07, 12:06 PM

Put your thumb on the line firmly and try to reel. It might not reel more than and inch or two. In this case try it again, and again maybe several times. This works most of the times and eliminates most tangles that may occur.

JB · 03-04-07, 12:27 PM

Jersey still has tons of gothic kids wannabe's huh cranky?

texasbasser · 03-04-07, 02:17 PM

lmao!!!!!!!!!!

zooker · 03-04-07, 02:43 PM

rolflmao thants great jb..

when totaly in dout get a knife and HACK it out..

zooker

thebus71h · 03-04-07, 05:20 PM

Like someone said before, just start pulling the loops out, pull a bunch out, then start pulling the line out, usually works well. Oh, BTW, that isn't really that bad of backlash. LOL

crankybait · 03-04-07, 05:28 PM

well i got sick of pulling loops... there were just too many. I ended up cutting away. Debating on wheter i should respol, tie another line to the spool, or just use what I've got. The lops are weird... not sure how it happened but they actually went over and around the line... can't really explain it.

JB · 03-04-07, 05:31 PM

Well, i wen't with 3 friends, none of whom had gear. the results? a snapped rod, 2 completely tangled reels, a lost jerkbait, 2 lost worms along with hooks.........

We had a little competition but all got skunked. However, at the end while i was picking a tangle from the spinning rod, I let my other friend try the baitcaster... short cast

Geehwhiz Cranky, no wonder the guys are so hard on your equipment, we caught this "bud" on tape while you were busy fishin'
rofl

ILfishinman · 03-04-07, 05:34 PM

the big kid is a lil creepy lookin lol

crankybait · 03-04-07, 08:21 PM

ROFL JB! i just showed that to him and he started cracking up... That's something I'd expect from him anyway, haha jk.
IL- which one would be the big creepy one?

zooker · 03-04-07, 08:23 PM

the one with the great fashion sense to wear SHORTS with work boots and a heavy jacket.in MARCH in NJ..

lol

zooker

texasbasser · 03-04-07, 08:24 PM

LMAO @ JB and zooker!

HOG Ranger · 03-04-07, 08:47 PM

What test line do you have on there Cranky? That looks like some heavy stuff?

lizardsrule · 03-04-07, 08:58 PM

ROTFLMAO!... Cranky, let's see, your freinds have no equipment, so they obviously don't fish much. And you with your wonderful knowledge of how hard it was just to learn THE BASICS of a baitcaster You in your infinate wisdom allow someone who has probably never even heard of a Baitcaster "PLAY" with it, and you're wondering how it got so bad ROTFLMAO!!!!!. No offence but fishing isn't a contact sport, usually anyways. Broken rod DOH, lost baits, happens all the time get used to it. If you aren't used to losing baits then you aren't fishing in the right places! Next time you decide you want to take the boys fishing, then go buy some Zebco's from wallyword and go fishing, but obviously they aren't gonna take care of your equipment, so why let them use it, I hope this is a lesson learned. By the way it won't be the last time you have to "CUT IT OUT" I promise you.

Lizards

JB · 03-04-07, 09:02 PM

cranky,
i noticed how much your new baitcaster is scratched up, you should get a cover or wrap a small towel around it when transporting it from the car to the pond....and keep the reel pointing up when in transport so no metal surface can scratch it..I've got 15 year old reels that don't have that many scratches

rrw4258 · 03-04-07, 09:16 PM

holy crap dude, im suprised to see that you dont have ice up there in New Jersy... We still have a litlle (2-3 inches) on most of the ponds, though the Sandusky Bay area of Lake Erie is clear of ice...

Ryan

BassMoJo · 03-04-07, 11:57 PM

Looks like u have on 20lb test just put on some 8lb u will be able to cast an extra mile w/ out all the troubles !!

ILfishinman · 03-05-07, 12:04 AM

yup its the kid with the shorts and boots lol, i agree with lizzy aswell i wouldnt let any of my friends who dont fish much touch my baitcaster seein as how its hard enought just to learn. also i just melted some baits together and i saw on the package zoom "salty craws" they are salty, taste good too, no wonder the bass like them lol try it sometime

crankybait · 03-05-07, 09:37 AM

actually that is 10lb trilene XT, beleive it or not. I thought it was a tad thick too. Yeah this was a lesson hard learned... I figured he'd be able to make one short cast, showed him how. I didn't even mess up this bad on my first 20 casts!
JB- yes, I do need to look into some reel covers. I am useing a camera case teporarily

Wishing2BFishing · 03-05-07, 09:52 AM

You in your infinate wisdom allow someone who has probably never even heard of a Baitcaster "PLAY" with it, and you're wondering how it got so bad ROTFLMAO!!!!!. Lizards[/quote]

Friends don't lend friends their baitcasters . . .

Cranky, by the way, I can't believe that there isn't any ice. I got all geared up on Saturday and drove to a local lake (Struble). The entire lake was frozen without any openings whatsoever.

03-04-07, 11:18 AM	#1
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	Insane backlash... Won't come out Ok, so yesterday it was so nice out I had to hit the pond. Well, i wen't with 3 friends, none of whom had gear. the results? a snapped rod, 2 completely tangled reels, a lost jerkbait, 2 lost worms along with hooks. i honestly did better my first trip... Well We had a little competition but all got skunked. However, at the end while i was picking a tangle from the spinning rod, I let my other friend try the baitcaster... short cast. This is what happened. I have tried for an horu to pick it, used forks, needles, toothpick, and the sewing things. None worked. What do i do? __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

03-04-07, 11:39 AM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Cranky, sometimes they require surgery, and that one looks like it might. You may have to cut it out and respool. Not a bad idea with mono-it gets seriously weakened when it gets a kink in it, and casting your favorite bait or fighting a fish is not the time to find out. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-04-07, 11:47 AM	#5
dampeoples BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 826	JB, excellent work, as usual. However, I must recommend you pull this picture, and instead work on the one with the chunky kid in the shorts, he won't even look at the camera. __________________ The Jon Boat Fishing Club and Fishing with Sterling Peoples

03-04-07, 12:06 PM	#7
bassnman30 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lexington,NC-Worlds best BBQ. Posts: 1,945	Put your thumb on the line firmly and try to reel. It might not reel more than and inch or two. In this case try it again, and again maybe several times. This works most of the times and eliminates most tangles that may occur. __________________ Lexington,NC.

03-04-07, 02:43 PM	#10
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	rolflmao thants great jb.. when totaly in dout get a knife and HACK it out.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-04-07, 11:25 AM	#2
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	when i get a backlash, I hold the line tight till i can see where its caught. Then pull the line where it is caught andthen tryreeling in again. works almost everytime for me.

03-04-07, 11:43 AM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	cranky, follow the line till you find the first loop, pull on that loop to loosen the birdsnest(click to enlarge)

03-04-07, 11:59 AM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	LOL your a mindreader, I was putting the NJ krew in a "boy band" on photoshop..rofl

03-04-07, 12:27 PM	#8
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Jersey still has tons of gothic kids wannabe's huh cranky?

03-04-07, 02:17 PM	#9
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	lmao!!!!!!!!!!

03-04-07, 05:20 PM	#11
thebus71h BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Liberty, IN Posts: 135	Like someone said before, just start pulling the loops out, pull a bunch out, then start pulling the line out, usually works well. Oh, BTW, that isn't really that bad of backlash. LOL __________________ Billy Rowlee #71h

03-04-07, 05:28 PM	#12
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	well i got sick of pulling loops... there were just too many. I ended up cutting away. Debating on wheter i should respol, tie another line to the spool, or just use what I've got. The lops are weird... not sure how it happened but they actually went over and around the line... can't really explain it. __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

03-04-07, 05:31 PM	#13
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Well, i wen't with 3 friends, none of whom had gear. the results? a snapped rod, 2 completely tangled reels, a lost jerkbait, 2 lost worms along with hooks......... We had a little competition but all got skunked. However, at the end while i was picking a tangle from the spinning rod, I let my other friend try the baitcaster... short cast Geehwhiz Cranky, no wonder the guys are so hard on your equipment, we caught this "bud" on tape while you were busy fishin' rofl Last edited by JB; 03-04-07 at 09:05 PM.

03-04-07, 05:34 PM	#14
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	the big kid is a lil creepy lookin lol __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-04-07, 08:21 PM	#15
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	ROFL JB! i just showed that to him and he started cracking up... That's something I'd expect from him anyway, haha jk. IL- which one would be the big creepy one? __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

03-04-07, 08:23 PM	#16
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	the one with the great fashion sense to wear SHORTS with work boots and a heavy jacket.in MARCH in NJ.. lol zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-04-07, 08:24 PM	#17
texasbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx Posts: 2,301	LMAO @ JB and zooker!

03-04-07, 08:47 PM	#18
HOG Ranger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 306	What test line do you have on there Cranky? That looks like some heavy stuff?

03-04-07, 08:58 PM	#19
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	ROTFLMAO!... Cranky, let's see, your freinds have no equipment, so they obviously don't fish much. And you with your wonderful knowledge of how hard it was just to learn THE BASICS of a baitcaster You in your infinate wisdom allow someone who has probably never even heard of a Baitcaster "PLAY" with it, and you're wondering how it got so bad ROTFLMAO!!!!!. No offence but fishing isn't a contact sport, usually anyways. Broken rod DOH, lost baits, happens all the time get used to it. If you aren't used to losing baits then you aren't fishing in the right places! Next time you decide you want to take the boys fishing, then go buy some Zebco's from wallyword and go fishing, but obviously they aren't gonna take care of your equipment, so why let them use it, I hope this is a lesson learned. By the way it won't be the last time you have to "CUT IT OUT" I promise you. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too! Last edited by lizardsrule; 03-04-07 at 09:04 PM.

03-04-07, 09:02 PM	#20
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	cranky, i noticed how much your new baitcaster is scratched up, you should get a cover or wrap a small towel around it when transporting it from the car to the pond....and keep the reel pointing up when in transport so no metal surface can scratch it..I've got 15 year old reels that don't have that many scratches

03-04-07, 09:16 PM	#21
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	holy crap dude, im suprised to see that you dont have ice up there in New Jersy... We still have a litlle (2-3 inches) on most of the ponds, though the Sandusky Bay area of Lake Erie is clear of ice... Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

03-04-07, 11:57 PM	#22
BassMoJo BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hampstead, MD Posts: 801	Looks like u have on 20lb test just put on some 8lb u will be able to cast an extra mile w/ out all the troubles !!

03-05-07, 12:04 AM	#23
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	yup its the kid with the shorts and boots lol, i agree with lizzy aswell i wouldnt let any of my friends who dont fish much touch my baitcaster seein as how its hard enought just to learn. also i just melted some baits together and i saw on the package zoom "salty craws" they are salty, taste good too, no wonder the bass like them lol try it sometime __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

03-05-07, 09:37 AM	#24
crankybait BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: marlboro, nj Posts: 3,250	actually that is 10lb trilene XT, beleive it or not. I thought it was a tad thick too. Yeah this was a lesson hard learned... I figured he'd be able to make one short cast, showed him how. I didn't even mess up this bad on my first 20 casts! JB- yes, I do need to look into some reel covers. I am useing a camera case teporarily __________________ www.fishinfanatics.com

03-05-07, 09:52 AM	#25
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	You in your infinate wisdom allow someone who has probably never even heard of a Baitcaster "PLAY" with it, and you're wondering how it got so bad ROTFLMAO!!!!!. Lizards[/quote] Friends don't lend friends their baitcasters . . . Cranky, by the way, I can't believe that there isn't any ice. I got all geared up on Saturday and drove to a local lake (Struble). The entire lake was frozen without any openings whatsoever.

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