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Post by vtbassin on Mar 26, 2010 16:10:11 GMT -5
I am thinking about getting a lure retriever. After looking with google I am leaning toward making one... What do you use?
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Post by pinkbass on Mar 26, 2010 16:59:09 GMT -5
none if the above
if your boat if fairly still droop your line until in one hand you can hold your rod and the slack line the line runs down the rod to the hand now pull till their is a little tension with the rod hand now with the other hand stretch the line and let it snap like shooting a rubber band the weight oh the line in the rebound knocks the lure free. and so shet it works
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Post by vtbasser on Mar 26, 2010 18:55:54 GMT -5
I don't worry aavout loseing jigs and stuff like that. And I don't fish enough crankbaits to really warrant one. I don't think I lost a hard bait all year 'cause I didn't fish them enough. Lots of top waters though!
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Post by brianchico on Mar 26, 2010 20:46:02 GMT -5
I have one that is mounted on a telescoping pole. A buddy of mine bought it to leave in my boat. He gets stuck in everything imaginable. It works good but doesn't go too deep. I have been considering getting one that ties to a rope and slides down your line. It beats losing a $10 crank.
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Post by vtbassin on Mar 27, 2010 7:22:50 GMT -5
none if the above if your boat if fairly still droop your line until in one hand you can hold your rod and the slack line the line runs down the rod to the hand now pull till their is a little tension with the rod hand now with the other hand stretch the line and let it snap like shooting a rubber band the weight oh the line in the rebound knocks the lure free. and so shet it works Pinkbass I have not had great success with the snapping the line method. I would guess less than 50%. I usually am trying it with a hung-up jig or tx-rig worm.. I don't think I have tried it with a crankbait. George |
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Post by vtbassin on Mar 27, 2010 7:33:03 GMT -5
I have one that is mounted on a telescoping pole. A buddy of mine bought it to leave in my boat. He gets stuck in everything imaginable. It works good but doesn't go too deep. I have been considering getting one that ties to a rope and slides down your line. [glow=red,2,300]It beats losing a $10 crank[/glow]. I don't throw cranks that often and when I do I avoid the snarly places because I don't want to lose a $10 bait. But those snarly spots are probably the best places to cast to. Which is why I am thinking about a retriever. I am not lucky enough to break a bait off and have it float back to the surface.  |
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Post by pinkbass on Mar 27, 2010 9:24:37 GMT -5
oh sorry I should have been more specific your right 50% on the jigs on the cranks or spinners and such it works really good although I will admit I also will motor in and just real my rod tip as close to the lure and push it off that way.
I guess to me the cost of loosing a bait which is so seldom due to a snag that the cost of a tool and the space in the boat its not worth having something in the boat the lighter the better = faster
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Post by vtbassin on Mar 27, 2010 10:29:07 GMT -5
I don't have one of those rocket boats  so I don't worry about the weight speed thing. But I don't want to get one just to take up space. I want something I will use. I use my rod tip too but that is probably not the best thing for the rod. although I don't remember ever breaking one by poking at a stuck bait. |
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Post by Brian on Mar 29, 2010 9:28:53 GMT -5
I have a weighted plug knocked attached to nylon cord. It's a pain to use, unwinding and winding the cord, but does work very well. And it was cheap. I haven't used it in years, don't even put it in the boat anymore. When fishing shallow I poke out snags with the rod tip.....I know it's dumb and you're not supposed too but truth be told I've never damaged a rod doing so. Those tungsten bullet weights are so pricey that my cheapness won't allow me to just bust 'em off like the old lead weights.
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Post by vtbasser on Mar 29, 2010 16:51:14 GMT -5
I have a weighted plug knocked attached to nylon cord. It's a pain to use, unwinding and winding the cord, but does work very well. And it was cheap. I haven't used it in years, don't even put it in the boat anymore. When fishing shallow I poke out snags with the rod tip.....I know it's dumb and you're not supposed too but truth be told I've never damaged a rod doing so. Those tungsten bullet weights are so pricey that my cheapness won't allow me to just bust 'em off like the old lead weights. I Use my rod tip a lot, and about the worst you can do is damage the tip top and a new tip top costs less than a crankbait. Still, I don't think I have ever damaged one anyway |
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so I don't worry about the weight speed thing. But I don't want to get one just to take up space. I want something I will use.