Can I get this backlash out or should I just cut line out
First cast ended up like this first time using a dc reel didn’t go well.
Posted by Business_Honeydew350
13 Comments
Twotificnick on
Never encountered a backlash i couldn’t get out. Its just a matter of patience.
Tabais123 on
Doesn’t look too tight so can probably pick it out. Lots of tips and tricks on YouTube for doing that.
Screech32210 on
It can definitely be saved. The most important rule of backlash: don’t try to force it. As tempting as it may be to grab the line and pull, it only tightens the knot.
lucerndia on
I cut them since I don’t have the patience to deal with it.
chipmunk1776 on
Do you like puzzles??
El_espectro on
I spend a certain amount of time trying to fix it(usually around 30 minutes), but if it still seems hopeless after that then I just cut it off and respool.
Archie_Marx on
Easy peasy. Get practiced and you’ll be able to get backlashes like this out before your lure touches bottom.
dacpatrick on
Once you get home grab a beer and have at it. You’ll lose a lot of braid if you cut this out with scissors.
AnyOldNameNotTaken on
Most backlashes pull out easy. Just stop when you feel the spool start to tighten and pull the crossed strands to loosen them a little then start pulling line again. Do that gently for as long as it takes. 9/10 times that fixes it.
Blinkster20 on
Take the spool completely out. I find it easier for the the “impossible” ones
Evgen_Buravtsov_5891 on
Your skillful hands and patience🙃
--Lammergeier-- on
I just grab the loose strands and pull them out as much as possible to loosen everything up. It usually untangles it after a few tries. Good luck!
13 Comments
Never encountered a backlash i couldn’t get out. Its just a matter of patience.
Doesn’t look too tight so can probably pick it out. Lots of tips and tricks on YouTube for doing that.
It can definitely be saved. The most important rule of backlash: don’t try to force it. As tempting as it may be to grab the line and pull, it only tightens the knot.
I cut them since I don’t have the patience to deal with it.
Do you like puzzles??
I spend a certain amount of time trying to fix it(usually around 30 minutes), but if it still seems hopeless after that then I just cut it off and respool.
Easy peasy. Get practiced and you’ll be able to get backlashes like this out before your lure touches bottom.
Once you get home grab a beer and have at it. You’ll lose a lot of braid if you cut this out with scissors.
Most backlashes pull out easy. Just stop when you feel the spool start to tighten and pull the crossed strands to loosen them a little then start pulling line again. Do that gently for as long as it takes. 9/10 times that fixes it.
Take the spool completely out. I find it easier for the the “impossible” ones
Your skillful hands and patience🙃
I just grab the loose strands and pull them out as much as possible to loosen everything up. It usually untangles it after a few tries. Good luck!
It’ll come out. Time, patience and a line pick .
I got this out of my BFS reel in about 15 minutes
https://preview.redd.it/gc94b5clfryg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0455787b686ce2b5ff9849642b18d3c6c99333fc