Pigtails?

[Paul Taylor]

Anyone know what causes these pig tails and how to prevent them?

Or better yet get them out?

[Steve Helmick]

Make everything else into bacon, ham, and sausage. Throw out the pigtails, the a-holes and the squeals.    Steve

[Clint Ormosen]

I have no idea what this thread is about. Even with the picture I cant figure it out. 

[Brett Buck]

I have no idea what this thread is about. Even with the picture I cant figure it out. 

  I think the picture is of spiral bends in a set of lines. It's usually caused by being to aggressive trying to untwist the lines.

   Brett

[Howard Rush]

It's usually caused by being to aggressive trying to untwist the lines.

Or in flying combat with them.

[Randy Cuberly]

Anyone know what causes these pig tails and how to prevent them?

Or better yet get them out?

The only way I know to deal with them is to unroll them from the reel into the trash can and walk away.  Roll some new lines on the reel.
Like Howard I have a lot of those left over from the old combat days.  Big trouble trying to use them for stunt.
The curly-q's indicate that they have been overstressed in bending...prevention is don't do whatever you did to get them that'away.  Assuming of course you weren't flying combat with them.

Randy Cuberly

[Clint Ormosen]

  I think the picture is of spiral bends in a set of lines. It's usually caused by being to aggressive trying to untwist the lines.

   Brett

Ah, good call. Looks like yellow pieces of thread in the pix. 

[Allan Perret]

You have to be fanatical about how you handle your flying lines, unrolling and rolling them up....
 

[Paul Taylor]

Thanks guys. In the trash they go.
One of the boys rolled these lines up. And I will not call any names. 

[Larry Cunningham]

I've never heard them called pigtails. Shows what I don't know..

L.

"Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness." -Sophocles

[RandySmith]

Or in flying combat with them.

Yep  that will do it !   :-)