Baited lines tangled in the huge fronds and were lost.

By day, the line would frequently tangle when cast.

The lines were tangling in his head.

He looked upward at his chute and saw that it hadn't fully unfolded, its lines tangled.

Fly line would then gather and tangle, the rainbow would reverse course, and with the slightest snap rip itself free.

The line must have tangled, because the next thing I knew, or rather felt, was a searing pain in my thumb as the hook dug in.

Too often, my lure or line tangled wheeling gulls from among the dense flocks that hover over bluefish schools, looking for leftovers.

In addition a kitewing does not have lines to tangle, and can be manoeuvred easily to perform a wide variety of tricks, turns and fast speeds.

The loose line tangled around the reel, in what I later learned is called a bird's nest.

Curb bits, having bit shanks of any kind are dangerous; the line can tangle in them, causing injury to the horse's mouth.