Have the nastiest bird nest ever, is this salvageable or should I just replace the line ?
Posted by nach0iscool
11 Comments
BigDamage7507 on
Unless you want to spend at least an hour untangling, spool new line
Specialist-Name808 on
Be very hard not to cut. If you do it will still take a long time and you will probably lose 30 yards of line. If $20 of line is that important you can try otherwise I’d respool
Free-Ad-7540 on
Yes. Be patient. Not many people get BCs on the first go. Check a YT video for that. Also check your line type and spooled length
BobbyYammyr6 on
What Lb line is that?
Paulsur on
Every bird’s nest can be undone just comes down to patience and motivation.
IamSamBellToo on
I’d re-spool with heavy braided line. I found it much easier to learn with.
And one tip to more easily pick out backlashes is to make your drag really loose and start pulling until you get to the knotted up line. Pick out the knot and resume pulling line as needed. I find that I’m able to clear most backlashes this way.
Best of luck!
Medium_Chain_9329 on
These are really easy to untangle, just takes a little time and patience.
cabose4prez on
No, mono kinks pretty bad when birdsnested, not even worth trying, besides it cheap.
fireconsumer on
Nah, not reasonably. Line looks old anyway. Mono is cheap, too.
And even if you did get it out, the line will have a lot of memory and won’t be as strong. I’d personally respool.
AttemptWorried7503 on
Yea it’s not hard. Unlock it and unspool it until you get down to the tight line and have no more birds nest. After that lock it back up and place your finger on the line IN FRONT of the baitcaster to give it some tension while you reel it in simultaneously. This is the best way I’ve found to resolve a birds nest. Might take 5 minutes but worth it
realms_uncharted on
I started practicing my first baitcaster on the river this weekend with 17lb mono on there and had a couple rough bird nests, but I was able to pick them out once I figured out how the line tangles. Even if you end up cutting the line off, it’s probably good practice to see what you can do.
11 Comments
Unless you want to spend at least an hour untangling, spool new line
Be very hard not to cut. If you do it will still take a long time and you will probably lose 30 yards of line. If $20 of line is that important you can try otherwise I’d respool
Yes. Be patient. Not many people get BCs on the first go. Check a YT video for that. Also check your line type and spooled length
What Lb line is that?
Every bird’s nest can be undone just comes down to patience and motivation.
I’d re-spool with heavy braided line. I found it much easier to learn with.
And one tip to more easily pick out backlashes is to make your drag really loose and start pulling until you get to the knotted up line. Pick out the knot and resume pulling line as needed. I find that I’m able to clear most backlashes this way.
Best of luck!
These are really easy to untangle, just takes a little time and patience.
No, mono kinks pretty bad when birdsnested, not even worth trying, besides it cheap.
Nah, not reasonably. Line looks old anyway. Mono is cheap, too.
And even if you did get it out, the line will have a lot of memory and won’t be as strong. I’d personally respool.
Yea it’s not hard. Unlock it and unspool it until you get down to the tight line and have no more birds nest. After that lock it back up and place your finger on the line IN FRONT of the baitcaster to give it some tension while you reel it in simultaneously. This is the best way I’ve found to resolve a birds nest. Might take 5 minutes but worth it
I started practicing my first baitcaster on the river this weekend with 17lb mono on there and had a couple rough bird nests, but I was able to pick them out once I figured out how the line tangles. Even if you end up cutting the line off, it’s probably good practice to see what you can do.