#gravity falls backle

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Created a design for Backle (thanks to some twitter suggestions) and I'm already so attached to him...

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Is this how fishermen flirt

This one goes to all 5 of you who said Backle and Tate should kiss btw <3

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Friendly reminder you could get these fellas as stickers on my redbubble shop!! <3

And if anyone is interested in 10$ commissions in this style hit me up!!

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Tackle (Tate+Backle) fandom come get your food

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headcannon that Backle met Tate on the lake and thought he was cute so he caught him a fucking huge ass fish (with his bare hands to show off ofc) and Tate immediately fell in love

Turning this into Canon so I can say this was Backle trying to impress Tate (it worked)

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Also this for the Backle enjoyers I haven't forgotten about you

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HIHIII!!! i just want 2 say i love ur tatexbackle art SO MUCH do u have any headcannons for them?*I LOVE THEM SO MUCH I STRIVE OFF OF CONTENT OF THEM, also im a sucker for tate media)

HEWWO! I'm SO HAPPY people want to know more about Tackle, so I stayed up until 5am writing these. Enjoy!

Backle was born in Australia but moved to Florida in his late teens.

He is a few years younger than Tate (Let's say if Tate is 35 then he is 33) (Was born in ~1980, the Gravity Falls Timeline is a mess don't make me do the maths)

His fave movie is Nemo, he was already in his 20s when the movie came out but he was SEATED. Loved the Barracuda cameo (one of his favorite fish). His Shark obsession got worse. Watched it while he was in Florida and made him miss Australia.

He has a picture of Steve Irwin in his wallet.

Tate doesn't like having his picture taken but Backle convinced him to take one selfie together. He keeps it next to the Steve Irwin picture.

Very active, also loves hiking! Loves collecting little trinkets along the way and puts them around the shop. Tate doesn't like that habit but Backle insists it's "decoration".

Backle isn't a very crafty man but he made some fishing line bracelets for him and Tate. They kept on breaking so Tate built some fishing line rings, Backle keeps his on a necklace and Tate sometimes fidges with his own when he gets nervous or overthinks.

Backle never made fun of Old Man McGucket, even before Tate confessed that he was his father. Florida made him immune to any type of "crazyness" and he understands that some people are unlucky and that life sometimes isn't fair to them. Backle explained this to Tate on an afternoon they were fishing and Tate got so comforted and less embarrassed of his dad.

Backle introduced Tate to "Stoic Monthly" so he could get his anxiety under control. Tate insists that he can buy his own but Backle always gets him the new issue the moment they release it.

Backle's love language is Words of affirmation and Gift-giving (I bet this heals Tate's inner child).

Tate's love language is Quality time and Acts of service.

Tate is very reserved and it took him some time to open up to Backle. After that Backle discovered that Tate is actually a Yapper and he loves listening to him.

Backle is an even bigger Yappertron 3000.

Despite that, they can spend hours sitting in silence just fishing without being uncomfortable.

Backle finds Tate's quirks really endearing and likes noticing them. Tate mumbles a lot when mad, bounces his knee when overthinking (got it after his father), and hums and whistles when happy (got it after his mother).

Tate doesn't like Public Displays of Affection but that didn't stop Backle from trying.

Backle keeps insisting that Skinny Dipping is so much fun and that they should do it. Tate picked a date to do it and Backle got really excited, only to discover that on the day Tate picked there was a huge storm. He suspects Tate chose that day on purpose because he is awfully good at predicting the weather. Backle will keep suggesting it until they try it.

Backle knows how to cook really well. Tate is the one in charge of keeping everything clean and in order.

Backle would love to have a dog, Tate would love to have a cat, they settled on gluing googly eyes on a rock. Tate named it Dwayne and Backle found it hilarious. Every time they see it they smile.

He likes watching poorly made, low-cost movies. Tate always ends up joining him after saying that "there's no way you like that". After each one, they always end up agreeing it's the worst movie they have ever watched.

Backle was a camp counselor when he was 16. His easygoing personality made kids love him. He also likes kids because they don't judge him for info dumping about sharks. In fact, they would keep asking for more shark facts.

Tate is scared that Backle will end up leaving him too, tries to not get too attached. #DaddyIssues

Tate wonders why Backle doesn't freak out when encountering Gravity Falls' weird creatures. Backle says it feels like a normal day in Australia.

No one in town knows the nature of their relationship. If you ask them, they'll tell you they are Fishing Buddies. If you ask Tate and Backle, they'll also tell you that. Only Blubs and Durland know.

Backle fully believes he'd be able to win a fight against an alligator/bear

Tate confessed that he had never watched Nemo and Backle couldn't believe it. He worked twice as hard on his shift to have everything done sooner just to close the shop early on that day. Then prepared snacks and organized a movie night. Tate really liked it, but found every scene with Dory difficult to watch because it reminded him of his dad (he never made a comment about it, but Backle probably figured it out). Backle would remind him to "just keep swimming" during hard times. During boring days at the shop, Backle also likes to mess with Tate by "speaking whale".

I could probably keep on adding more and more but I'm gonna stop here! Everyone is free to ask me for anything specific or even drop your own HCs! Would love to hear them and maybe even make them "canon" teehee <3

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Can we know more about Backle?

Like, what's his favorite fish and what he likes more about Tate?

Sorry about the late reply I was learning about fish 🐟

I dropped a huge list of Backle and Tate facts here!

Here's a list of Backle's thoughts on fish:

Barracuda. His favorite fish. Don't ask me why, I just feel like he would love those. I think you can find those in both Australia and Florida so Backle was always trying to capture them. He really loved seeing the Barracuda scene in Nemo.

Sharks. Especially Hammerhead Shark. He was that one kid who was obsessed with sharks and had multiple plushies and t-shirts covered with pictures of them. While he lived in Australia he was always on the lookout for sharks while other kids were scared of swimming in "shark-infested waters". One of his dreams is to actually swim with sharks.

Tropical fish. He thinks they are overrated but still appreciates how pretty they can be. The Bicolor Angelfish reminds him of Tate and his high-waisted pants.

Deep sea fish. He is FASCINATED by those. The weirder they look the better. Gravity Falls allows him to find equally as messed up fish without having to dive 5km underwater. He likes the Pelican Eel and Viperfish.

Bass. He loves fishing those in Oregon. He has an on-going competition with Tate to see who manages to catch the biggest Bass. So far Tate is winning.

Axolotl: not a fish but he swears he saw one roaming around the lake. He immediately called Tate so he could see it too but it swam away.

Honorable mention: Trout and Salmon, just fun fish to catch!