Birds nests

[mooks 5]

:icon_evil:The Dreaded Birds Nest :icon_evil: :icon_e_biggrin:Found a really cool method of tackling these. It's probably as old as the hills but it's new to me.Put the reel in free spool and draw out the line until it grabs. You now place your thumb fairly firmly on the line on the spool then wind the reel a 1/4 to 1/2 a turn. Put the reel back in free spool and draw the line out again. If it doesn't work the first time, just keep trying until it does, it may take a whole lot of repeating but amazingly it does work. Hopefully none of you will have to try it much.

[benny 1]

I'm gunna give it a shot! another trick is when its really bad gently pluck at the loose loops of line and gently pull it out as far as ya can, when it stops coming out, its either fixed or ya have to gently tug the main line until it comes loose, this works well with my abu. Not 100% foolproof though, worth a shot.

[Brooksey_134 1]

yeh i do that method benny wen i do get birds nests altho might try that other way to see if it works?

[Kingsley 19]

Mooks, I do pretty much the same thing. Although with my abu I have to try and keep the tangled line away from the left side plate, otherwise the line goes in behind the spool and gets all tangled inside. Managed to bust a ratchet spring trying to pull the line out once and the ratchet button fell off...

[FushLups 0]

I find if the knot's aren't pulled up tight, simply shaking the line a bit MOST of the time, it will undo, but not in all cases, so might give this tip a whirl :)Welcome to the site too. 1 karma point for you!

[pellipeeli11 0]

gidday mooksthis is my worst b/nest yet i find with this reel (shimano chronarch)if its a bad nest and hard to unpick with a fishhook i just open the sideplate,remove the spool then work on the mess.works most times.[thumb][/thumb] http://www.fishyorkepeninsula.com/images/attachments/qOKmwawk__birdnest_from_hell.JPG[/img]

[Brooksey_134 1]

I'm gunna give it a shot! another trick is when its really bad gently pluck at the loose loops of line and gently pull it out as far as ya can, when it stops coming out, its either fixed or ya have to gently tug the main line until it comes loose, this works well with my abu. Not 100% foolproof though, worth a shot.luke tryed this today and it frigin works great realy suprised it works so good!

[nicol 0]

haha nice looking birds nest ya got there, i got one after almost being spooled by an unstoppable eagly at stansbury, full drag lock and still took tonnes of line so quickly. eventually it straightened my hooks when it jumped

[tonyb 1,017]

Here's a tip to stop those nasty bird nests 8)Before you cast whatever lure or lead out, hold your rod horizontally with your weight hanging at 90 degrees to the tip.Slacken off your bearing end cap and Gently jiggle the rod 'til the weight just moves downward 8) Try a gentle cast and if this doesn't quite make it, just fine tune with a tweak either way. 8)I've owned an Abu 9000C for 45+ years and have found this works well.As for "nests", I used to look forward to the very occasional one as a challenge to see how quickly I could get it out!! and generally at night with a headlamp too. Loving your work boys :fishing:Cheers, tonyb.

[benny 1]

Yeah, i found that out the hard way with my first overhead, don't have it too tight either.

[pellipeeli11 0]

gidday tonybthat wouldnt have helped on mine as my lure caught on long grass during casting :-[ .hissy. thanks for the tips though,i find it easy to pick them out with a mid sized fishing hook cheers peelipeeli 13

[tonyb 1,017]

that wouldnt have helped on mine as my lure caught on long grass during casting :-[ .hissy.

Sh....t, so the reality of the situation was that the fishing gods had a major "dummy spit" with you mate. : : :icon_e_biggrin:Cheers, tonyb.

[pellipeeli11 0]

yeah tonybbut wait theres more, :-[ amongst the guys i lurefish with up here i also have the dubious honor of doing the best "Dance of the lost lure" it happened last year casting from the banks of the Darling river after getting some of these same blokes into lureing and bestowing upon them the importance of good knot tying skills I hooked a fish midwater and the lure knot came undone .hissy.Hence this little jig a jig (read footstomp and curse)has earned me the title 'best dancer'

[tonyb 1,017]

.hissy.Hence this little jig a jig (read footstomp and curse)has earned me the title 'best dancer'

The Good Lord above bestowed upon us all an amount of skill and talent my friend and "River Dancing" is certainly not to be looked down on in any way :icon_e_biggrin: :icon_lol:Cheers, tonyb.

[pellipeeli11 0]

:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:I will be using that in my new defence thanks tonyb cheers peeli

[luke_westlakes 4]

This tip really works.... i was trying out my charter special and im not to good casting with a leaver drag over head for some reason so i got a few bad bird nests.... i thought i may aswell try this technique and was surprised how well it actually works!!!! Thanks for the tip

[Brooksey_134 1]

I GOT A TIP SO YOU DONT HAVE TO PLAY WITH TANGLES....DONT GET EM IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!! :icon_lol: ;D :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: ;D