Got to admit I was wondering what line Mr Walks had used to get you to get your gear off so quick

Turns out he just used the old drop a blue bottle down the wetty trick

Seriously though I don't think I have ever seen that many blue bottles here, there is thousands of the little buggers.
As far as the tuning goes, sounds like you may have just over done it a bit with the extensions on the back lines. I reckon you could probably lose them even if it means you have to pull a little depower. I'd be happy to check it out for you if you venture back up this way.