07-08-2004, 01:25 AM
Hi there DrownedDesertRat,
Knew about this one from long ago. Recently say a bass pro demonstrate it too. One thing though. Stiffer lines love this technique while softer or more supple lines tend to be harder to untangle. Some of the braided lines are ok but and this is a big but.... if the braided line was jerked and knotted, you're gonna have a 'hard row to hoe' as we Okies say.
After getting a birdsnest, stay calm. Do the following for most birdsnests.
1) Lay as much of your thumb across the spool as you can and apply lots of pressure on the line on the spool.
2) Turn the handle at half turns for 6 or seven full rotations of the spool.
3) Release your thumb from the spool and put the spool out of gear.
4) gently I mean slowly and gently pull line from the spool 'from the front' of the reel (closest to the tiptop).
5) Pull the line off the spool parallel to the rod. You should gain some line out of the birdsnest. Continue pulling until you are again by the tangle then repeat the above steps. Be patient as it may take 3 or 4 cycles.
6) Repeat the steps 1~5 until all the birdsnest is gone.
What is happening is that line is being seated back on the spool and aligned the wraps on the spool side by side.
With practice.... you'll get 8 tangles out of 10 out.
Try it .....it works,
JapanRon
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Knew about this one from long ago. Recently say a bass pro demonstrate it too. One thing though. Stiffer lines love this technique while softer or more supple lines tend to be harder to untangle. Some of the braided lines are ok but and this is a big but.... if the braided line was jerked and knotted, you're gonna have a 'hard row to hoe' as we Okies say.
After getting a birdsnest, stay calm. Do the following for most birdsnests.
1) Lay as much of your thumb across the spool as you can and apply lots of pressure on the line on the spool.
2) Turn the handle at half turns for 6 or seven full rotations of the spool.
3) Release your thumb from the spool and put the spool out of gear.
4) gently I mean slowly and gently pull line from the spool 'from the front' of the reel (closest to the tiptop).
5) Pull the line off the spool parallel to the rod. You should gain some line out of the birdsnest. Continue pulling until you are again by the tangle then repeat the above steps. Be patient as it may take 3 or 4 cycles.
6) Repeat the steps 1~5 until all the birdsnest is gone.
What is happening is that line is being seated back on the spool and aligned the wraps on the spool side by side.
With practice.... you'll get 8 tangles out of 10 out.
Try it .....it works,
JapanRon
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