Forays into baitcasting - Abu Ultracast

[Giuga10]

(09-20-2012 11:05 PM)MichaelAngelo Wrote:  I practiced some more today, and it feels great to get more and more distance as I'm able to turn the braking down.

I did get a NASTY birds nest today, but NOT from casting. I had forgotten to engage the reel and I jerked the rod tip... OUCH... big backlash that took me 15-20 minutes to sort out. I was trying to fish for the loop holding my line back and trying to sort it out that way. Any more tips for ridding backlashes are appreciated!

I tried the trick where you put thumb pressure on the backlash while cranking forward... but that didn't seem to help some rather nasty tangles .

I'm able to get some pretty nasty backlashes out in about 5 minutes by using this method.

Apply slight pressure to the spool with your thumb and pull the line out (the same way the line comes out when it casts) with your other hand. When you cant pull it anymore you can look into the reel and see an arch of line stopping the regular line flow. Pull the arch out as much as you can (this time from the top of the spool/where you put your thumb in).

If you do it correctly the line will flow out nicely and just repeat for every arch of line you see. When I first got my Caster I would backlash it on purpose to get better at untangling and I found this strategy the most affective.

Hope this helps,
Giuga10