Whats the longest you have ever spent picking out a backlash?

WTL · 04-08-09, 09:13 PM

Me? 45 minutes. Brand new PP line. Fishing a cypress creek, lure got hung on a tree right when my cast started going forward. Eventually got it out.

Love of the Sport · 04-08-09, 09:28 PM

After about 5 minutes the knife comes out.

bingham · 04-08-09, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Love of the Sport

After about 5 minutes the knife comes out.

lmao thats my kinda toothpick!!! i dont hassle myself, if it aint comin im cuttin, the other day i calmly cut my line and layed my rod down to fix it later

bamabassman · 04-08-09, 09:55 PM

i guess i am like the other guys here,lmao. haven't really timed it, but i am thinking around 10 minutes or so. after that.....cut it,hahahaha.

WTL · 04-08-09, 09:55 PM

A new spool of line, 1 hour from the ramp, then 1 hour round trip from more line, while in the shady part of a creek on a blistering day will make you hassle with it I guess.

bamabassman · 04-08-09, 09:59 PM

yep, you are right wtl. especially if you haven't got anymore line to respool. been there, done that too. so i would not be accurate on my time stated above. can't remember how long it was. not saying i don't backlash now, just that i don't do it like i used to anymore. i backlash about every 4th cast,lol.

Love of the Sport · 04-08-09, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by WTL

A new spool of line, 1 hour from the ramp, then 1 hour round trip from more line, while in the shady part of a creek on a blistering day will make you hassle with it I guess.

I guess i'm anal. I don't go on the water without a spool of every line i'm using that day.

bingham · 04-08-09, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Love of the Sport

I guess i'm anal. I don't go on the water without a spool of every line i'm using that day.

haha if you are then i am too!!! i cant say i take every line but i have my overall any-bait mono and braid at all times!!!

Love of the Sport · 04-09-09, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by bingham

haha if you are then i am too!!! i cant say i take every line but i have my overall any-bait mono and braid at all times!!!

Well I may have exaggerated a bit. I'm usually in the back of the boat and only bring 3 rods at a time but have 5 reels. 2 of the reels are duplicates of reels attached to my rods and are pre spooled with matching line. beats the hell out of restringing. But I really ALWAYS have a full spool of 12lb fluoro at ALL times in my bag.

cassidyta · 04-09-09, 12:14 AM

For me it was a little over an hour and a half. It was one of the first ones I had gotten and I viewed it like a puzzle that I wanted to solve. I ended up switching to a different rod for that day and brought the reel home to figure out.

carolina-rig-01 · 04-09-09, 01:40 AM

probably close to an hour. it was when i was teaching my wife to throw a baitcaster and she got a doozie. i would have just cut it out after about 10 minutes if it was my backlash but she already felt really bad and i didn't want her to feel worse by cutting out the line. now many years later she can fish right along with me all day with a baitcaster and a backlash is really rare, and now she can pick them out herself when they do happen haha.

BassinID · 04-09-09, 04:32 AM

Im a pretty patient person, unless it is picking at a backlash, then I just get too frustrated after about ten minutes and cut it our, not to mention if you have one that bad you are gunna probably make weak spots in your line unless its braid. At least thats what I have experienced.

Tennessee · 04-09-09, 08:23 AM

I carry the store with LOL I buy the lower end rods (no more than 150 between the rod and reel) and reels and usally have the same reel 2 or 3 times and just put that one down and pick up the other

fishin spro · 04-09-09, 08:41 AM

i usually try not too spend too long messing with em...if i cant get it out after 5 minutes, i will usually just take a reel off one of my other rods and use it.

jooleyen · 04-09-09, 12:37 PM

I have spent an hour trying to pick one out of Powerpro. Boy, is that frustrating and does a number on the neck.

Fishnngolfn · 04-09-09, 12:43 PM

What's a backlash?

Just kidding. I have spent about 15 minutes and never had to cut one out... [knock on wood]

jcw1503 · 04-09-09, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Fishnngolfn

What's a backlash?

Yeah I am trying to figure that out too.

Lol...I use to spent 15-20 minutes or so, but ever since i watched kevins video, I haven't spent more than 5 minutes!!!!

Fishnngolfn · 04-09-09, 01:14 PM

I rarely fish my baitcaster so when I do I am paying pretty close attention. I typically use it in open water with very little around me so there is not much for me to hit short of my target. I may try it more this year but I am pretty content using my open face reels.

Raul · 04-09-09, 02:19 PM

Nowdays I don´t backlash oftenly, actually it´s a very rare event; but when I do the result can only be approached by cutting away all the line. Line coming out from every single opening the reel has is not a pretty sight.

The better you get as controlling the spool the more phenomenal your backlashes will become, ya know, you gain confidence with the years, reduce the braking to the point where your thumb is the only thing that can do the breaking, reduce the tension for mor distance and so

, you look at what you can achive with practically no braking and you think: "Man, I´m really good at this"

and then one day ------>

The Doc · 04-09-09, 04:34 PM

I spent about 30 minutes getting one out Tuesday. I went to cast and my beaver got caught on a branch behind me and wzzzzzzz. Big time backlash. Since the line was brand new, I just sat there and picked it out till it was good again.

CMorg · 04-09-09, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Love of the Sport

After about 5 minutes the knife comes out.

Ditto........

zooker · 04-09-09, 09:33 PM

just under 2 hours...a penn 50w loaded with 1200 YARDS of 90 pound braid...i learned to NEVER let a bass guy try to cast a big salty reel..

zooker

MrPhotographer06 · 04-09-09, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by zooker

just under 2 hours...a penn 50w loaded with 1200 YARDS of 90 pound braid...i learned to NEVER let a bass guy try to cast a big salty reel..

zooker

yeah..

i learned that today.. haha

with a 12 oz weight , i trying to flip it out there.. and i took my hand off the reel.. haha

with like 50 lb test mono, it was like trying to get a rope backlash out.. the guy was like.. dang son, you really got a good one,, then we had to reel them up and wait like 10 minutes of riding time, then he finally got it.. lol

my most is proablly 45 minutes at one time.. then i quit and spent another 30 minutes at it.. then i gave it to my dad and he got it haha

fishin spro · 04-09-09, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

yeah..

i learned that today.. haha

with a 12 oz weight , i trying to flip it out there.. and i took my hand off the reel.. haha

with like 50 lb test mono, it was like trying to get a rope backlash out.. the guy was like.. dang son, you really got a good one,, then we had to reel them up and wait like 10 minutes of riding time, then he finally got it.. lol

my most is proablly 45 minutes at one time.. then i quit and spent another 30 minutes at it.. then i gave it to my dad and he got it haha

must be nice to have "daddy" get all ur birds nest out for you

bcklash · 04-10-09, 06:51 AM

not long -- I bought a bcklash remover from wally world. The thing really works.

04-08-09, 09:13 PM	#1
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Whats the longest you have ever spent picking out a backlash? Me? 45 minutes. Brand new PP line. Fishing a cypress creek, lure got hung on a tree right when my cast started going forward. Eventually got it out. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

04-08-09, 09:55 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	i guess i am like the other guys here,lmao. haven't really timed it, but i am thinking around 10 minutes or so. after that.....cut it,hahahaha. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-08-09, 09:55 PM	#5
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	A new spool of line, 1 hour from the ramp, then 1 hour round trip from more line, while in the shady part of a creek on a blistering day will make you hassle with it I guess. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

04-08-09, 09:59 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	yep, you are right wtl. especially if you haven't got anymore line to respool. been there, done that too. so i would not be accurate on my time stated above. can't remember how long it was. not saying i don't backlash now, just that i don't do it like i used to anymore. i backlash about every 4th cast,lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

04-09-09, 12:14 AM	#10
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	For me it was a little over an hour and a half. It was one of the first ones I had gotten and I viewed it like a puzzle that I wanted to solve. I ended up switching to a different rod for that day and brought the reel home to figure out. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

04-08-09, 09:28 PM	#2
Love of the Sport BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana Posts: 236	After about 5 minutes the knife comes out.

04-09-09, 01:40 AM	#11
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	probably close to an hour. it was when i was teaching my wife to throw a baitcaster and she got a doozie. i would have just cut it out after about 10 minutes if it was my backlash but she already felt really bad and i didn't want her to feel worse by cutting out the line. now many years later she can fish right along with me all day with a baitcaster and a backlash is really rare, and now she can pick them out herself when they do happen haha. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

04-09-09, 04:32 AM	#12
BassinID BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Too far from largemouth, Idaho Posts: 672	Im a pretty patient person, unless it is picking at a backlash, then I just get too frustrated after about ten minutes and cut it our, not to mention if you have one that bad you are gunna probably make weak spots in your line unless its braid. At least thats what I have experienced.

04-09-09, 08:23 AM	#13
Tennessee BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: West,TN Posts: 188	Not me I carry the store with LOL I buy the lower end rods (no more than 150 between the rod and reel) and reels and usally have the same reel 2 or 3 times and just put that one down and pick up the other

04-09-09, 08:41 AM	#14
fishin spro BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sumter county lip ripper Posts: 500	i usually try not too spend too long messing with em...if i cant get it out after 5 minutes, i will usually just take a reel off one of my other rods and use it. __________________ Total Bass of '10: 54 Big Bass of '09: 5.2lbs

04-09-09, 12:37 PM	#15
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	I have spent an hour trying to pick one out of Powerpro. Boy, is that frustrating and does a number on the neck.

04-09-09, 12:43 PM	#16
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	What's a backlash? Just kidding. I have spent about 15 minutes and never had to cut one out... [knock on wood]

04-09-09, 01:14 PM	#18
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	I rarely fish my baitcaster so when I do I am paying pretty close attention. I typically use it in open water with very little around me so there is not much for me to hit short of my target. I may try it more this year but I am pretty content using my open face reels.

04-09-09, 02:19 PM	#19
Raul BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,030	Nowdays I don´t backlash oftenly, actually it´s a very rare event; but when I do the result can only be approached by cutting away all the line. Line coming out from every single opening the reel has is not a pretty sight. The better you get as controlling the spool the more phenomenal your backlashes will become, ya know, you gain confidence with the years, reduce the braking to the point where your thumb is the only thing that can do the breaking, reduce the tension for mor distance and so , you look at what you can achive with practically no braking and you think: "Man, I´m really good at this" and then one day ------>

04-09-09, 04:34 PM	#20
The Doc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ft. Bragg, NC Posts: 270	I spent about 30 minutes getting one out Tuesday. I went to cast and my beaver got caught on a branch behind me and wzzzzzzz. Big time backlash. Since the line was brand new, I just sat there and picked it out till it was good again. __________________ In the absence of orders, find something and kill it. Unk, 82nd ABN WWII

04-09-09, 09:33 PM	#22
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	just under 2 hours...a penn 50w loaded with 1200 YARDS of 90 pound braid...i learned to NEVER let a bass guy try to cast a big salty reel.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

04-10-09, 06:51 AM	#25
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	not long -- I bought a bcklash remover from wally world. The thing really works. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

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