Important lesson from a fishing guide

dave · 03-24-10, 06:19 PM

and friend.

A knot isn't a knot until you pull it tight.

Advise that worked out well for me this past weekend.

So bad of a backlash in 50# braid that I hand lined the lure in and put the rod in the bottom of the boat until I got home. Two days later, I was able to pick out all of the backlash and all but about ten feet of the line.

bassinbob · 03-24-10, 06:35 PM

Sounds like good advice. I've done that before with braid and mono. Got the braid out but not the mono.

MallenManson · 03-24-10, 07:41 PM

When you say "Two days later", how much of that time was spent on the bird's nest?

dave · 03-26-10, 08:13 AM

I waited two days. LOL

screwballl · 03-26-10, 10:05 AM

Time to start using some backing

dave · 03-26-10, 11:00 PM

Backing used. This was a fluke wind lash.

Garry2rs · 03-27-10, 02:03 AM

We have all had freak birds nests. I once had a bow rider with a rod rack fastened in front of the windshield. The worst backlashes I ever suffered were when I accidentally snagged one of the spare rods on the back cast.
All the energy that should have thrown the bait 90 feet went into spinning the spool into one of the mothers of all birds nests.
In many cases once I got it home, I took the reel apart. By removing the spool I could work on the problem from all sides.
Garry

bamabassman · 03-27-10, 09:07 AM

Ok look..i will backlash at least once in every 10-20 casts. It happens to all of us. Hahaha on waiting 2 days to pick it out. I have waited a whole week to do it before because it made me so mad. Garry2rs has a valid point on taking the spool out, sometimes it is easier that way.

BigBassin144 · 03-27-10, 09:09 AM

Garry, those "snag something on the back cast" backlashed are the worst!

I was throwing a crankbait once and snagged the handle of my tackle bag behind me on the ground. Not only did I bury two of the treble hooks into the handle, but I got one of those, "If I fix this now, it'll be time to leave when I'm done" backlashes. I was glad it was just mono, cause I had to cut it all out.

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aikenyounggun · 03-27-10, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Garry, those "snag something on the back cast" backlashed are the worst!

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Agreed, except it adds another dimension when fishing on land. I fish on a boat a lot but also fish on the land a lot. You wanna talk about bad when you throw something and it grabs a tree or a bush on the backswing. The worst I remember was throwin a buzzbait last year bait was hitting the surface so I tried to throw it all the way to out where it was and it hit the tree above me and bye bye line. It sucked even worse that i had to get back on my bike and ride home after 10 minutes of fishing. haha.

03-24-10, 06:19 PM	#1
dave BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 401	Important lesson from a fishing guide and friend. A knot isn't a knot until you pull it tight. Advise that worked out well for me this past weekend. So bad of a backlash in 50# braid that I hand lined the lure in and put the rod in the bottom of the boat until I got home. Two days later, I was able to pick out all of the backlash and all but about ten feet of the line.

03-24-10, 06:35 PM	#2
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Sounds like good advice. I've done that before with braid and mono. Got the braid out but not the mono. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

03-24-10, 07:41 PM	#3
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	When you say "Two days later", how much of that time was spent on the bird's nest? __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

03-27-10, 09:07 AM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Ok look..i will backlash at least once in every 10-20 casts. It happens to all of us. Hahaha on waiting 2 days to pick it out. I have waited a whole week to do it before because it made me so mad. Garry2rs has a valid point on taking the spool out, sometimes it is easier that way. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-27-10, 09:09 AM	#9
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Garry, those "snag something on the back cast" backlashed are the worst! I was throwing a crankbait once and snagged the handle of my tackle bag behind me on the ground. Not only did I bury two of the treble hooks into the handle, but I got one of those, "If I fix this now, it'll be time to leave when I'm done" backlashes. I was glad it was just mono, cause I had to cut it all out. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

03-26-10, 08:13 AM	#4
dave BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 401	I waited two days. LOL

03-26-10, 10:05 AM	#5
screwballl BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NWFL Posts: 654	Time to start using some backing

03-26-10, 11:00 PM	#6
dave BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 401	Backing used. This was a fluke wind lash.

03-27-10, 02:03 AM	#7
Garry2rs BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: AZ. USA. and Ont. Canada Posts: 145	We have all had freak birds nests. I once had a bow rider with a rod rack fastened in front of the windshield. The worst backlashes I ever suffered were when I accidentally snagged one of the spare rods on the back cast. All the energy that should have thrown the bait 90 feet went into spinning the spool into one of the mothers of all birds nests. In many cases once I got it home, I took the reel apart. By removing the spool I could work on the problem from all sides. Garry

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