Please help, I’ve never gotten a birds nest this big. What do I do?
Posted by EducationalPirate808
21 Comments
JOESPUD27 on
6
Max_The_Fisherman on
Coughs in spinning reel
gunsdrugsreddit on
That’s not that bad, honestly. You can pick and pull that out, no problem. Take your time. Pull until you hit a loop, then pull out that loop, and repeat until it’s out.
One trick, if it seems like you’ve hit a dead end and can’t pull anything else, is to set your drag as tight as you can, press your thumb hard against the spool, and crank the handle a couple times. I am not sure why this works, but it does. Magic, probably.
MarylandFish on
Hook it up to your trucks hitch and pull and pick. It will come out.
anonamoose987 on
Like a 3 if you are patient. 10 if your buddy has to do it for you for the umpteenth time
Porkchop4u on
Let em cook some more.
SouthLeather3364 on
4 just cut it and pull out more
Particular-Bother-18 on
It’s really not that bad. Mono backlashes come out easier. It’s VERY hard to explain how to fix this through a post. But basically u want to strip the line out until you feel tension. Then you ignore the loops and mess and FOLLOW the line coming from your rodtip back into the spool. If u do this, u will see a spot where the line has “dug in” to the spool. From here, u can try to pick at this specific area with ur fingers… What u are trying to do is loosen the tension where the line is stuck. This way, you can start stripping out more line.
You keep repeating this process over and over. Eventually u will hit a point where you can keep stripping the line, and the tension is gone, and the backlash is fixed.
In some cases, you won’t be able to use your fingers to loosen the line tension.
I like to use a nail clipper file at that point, just be careful not to knick the line.
This is a very tedious process, and builds up alot of patience. You do it a handful of times… and u learn quick to not backlash so much because it’s a pain in the ass to fix it 🤣 good luck bud!
Itchy-Sorbet-3654 on
If you didnt crack the rod over your knee, then it’s not that bad. Birds nest bait casters are the Lord’s patience maker. 3/10
No-Ground5715 on
3
[deleted] on
Cut it out get some braid
RikarisHobbies on
You’ll be fine. I’ve had worse trying to learn how to properly do it and I was able to recover pretty easily.
westerosi_wolfhunter on
Start pulling and don’t stop til it’s out. Just pull those loops til you’re outta there buddy. Be patient. It’s not even that bad I’ve seen guys have to cut their way out of these before with the 80 lb braid. lol.
darth_smokesalot on
This is a simple oneand its with mono/flouro which makes it even more easy,at least for some 1 who’s been dealing with em for a long time.imagine this twice as bad and with braid,now thats a real birds nest😅
RevolutionaryTry2511 on
That one is not bad, maybe a 2 or 3. Just don’t pull it into a knot and patiently work it out.
TotallyNotDad on
Like a 2
urethra93 on
Give me 5 min
BlacktankFrank77 on
Birdnests make the fish bite
Repulsive_Device_847 on
5
CannedHeatt_ on
Baked
shrivel on
Try casting it one more time. Should be good after that.
21 Comments
6
Coughs in spinning reel
That’s not that bad, honestly. You can pick and pull that out, no problem. Take your time. Pull until you hit a loop, then pull out that loop, and repeat until it’s out.
One trick, if it seems like you’ve hit a dead end and can’t pull anything else, is to set your drag as tight as you can, press your thumb hard against the spool, and crank the handle a couple times. I am not sure why this works, but it does. Magic, probably.
Hook it up to your trucks hitch and pull and pick. It will come out.
Like a 3 if you are patient. 10 if your buddy has to do it for you for the umpteenth time
Let em cook some more.
4 just cut it and pull out more
It’s really not that bad. Mono backlashes come out easier. It’s VERY hard to explain how to fix this through a post. But basically u want to strip the line out until you feel tension. Then you ignore the loops and mess and FOLLOW the line coming from your rodtip back into the spool. If u do this, u will see a spot where the line has “dug in” to the spool. From here, u can try to pick at this specific area with ur fingers… What u are trying to do is loosen the tension where the line is stuck. This way, you can start stripping out more line.
You keep repeating this process over and over. Eventually u will hit a point where you can keep stripping the line, and the tension is gone, and the backlash is fixed.
In some cases, you won’t be able to use your fingers to loosen the line tension.
I like to use a nail clipper file at that point, just be careful not to knick the line.
This is a very tedious process, and builds up alot of patience. You do it a handful of times… and u learn quick to not backlash so much because it’s a pain in the ass to fix it 🤣 good luck bud!
If you didnt crack the rod over your knee, then it’s not that bad. Birds nest bait casters are the Lord’s patience maker. 3/10
3
Cut it out get some braid
You’ll be fine. I’ve had worse trying to learn how to properly do it and I was able to recover pretty easily.
Start pulling and don’t stop til it’s out. Just pull those loops til you’re outta there buddy. Be patient. It’s not even that bad I’ve seen guys have to cut their way out of these before with the 80 lb braid. lol.
This is a simple oneand its with mono/flouro which makes it even more easy,at least for some 1 who’s been dealing with em for a long time.imagine this twice as bad and with braid,now thats a real birds nest😅
That one is not bad, maybe a 2 or 3. Just don’t pull it into a knot and patiently work it out.
Like a 2
Give me 5 min
Birdnests make the fish bite
5
Baked
Try casting it one more time. Should be good after that.