Chuck56 wrote:
Losing lures is part of the game. Lol. There are a few things you can do to ease your pain. 1) Find a lure that fits in your budget that works, but you won’t cry if you lose it . 2 ) buy shorter shank hooks that are closer to the lure body . This just might allow you that fraction of an inch gap that keeps you from snagging. 3 ) buy a lure retriever, and learn to use it. These are usually called a knocker, because it slides down your main line and bumps your lure at the snag, jarring it loose or, gets tangled in the lure hooks and you pull the whole mess back to you. . 4) learn the “ string pluck “ method. I’m not exactly sure how that one works, but you tighten you line ( tied to the snagged lure) and pluck the line with your finger. I believe the object is to cause a vibration down to the lure to hopefully pop it loose.....My 2cents.
Losing lures is part of the game. Lol. There are a... (
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One old timer that I used to know, would take a heavy set of keys and when he got the key ring attached to the line he would let it fly down to the stuck lure. The weight of the keys usually knock out the stuck lure.
If that doesn't work he would use a whipping motion. He never did lose those keys.