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| RyanJoz |
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| I have a design that you knock the lure from above and you hang the lure retriever from a rope......interested? It would fit in the side pocket of the lakewood including 50 ft of 1/4" SOLID BRAID rope. Solid braid rope is almost the most important part of the retriever. A handy tool that you can use to keep the rope organized too is wrap it on an extension cord tamer. Simply unwind what you need, use it, and wind it back up keeping it from knotting up. The clevis I use is a 7/8" farm clevis and I use 1/8" thick links that are about an inch and a half long. To retrieve your lure: 1.) Position the boat directly above the snag 2.) Unscrew the pin on the clevis, thread the line through, and screw the pin back into the clevis hoop. 3.) Drop down to the depth of the bait while keeping the line taught, but not too tight. The idea is to bounce the retriever on top of the bait and a tight line will allow this. 4.) Jiggle up and down until either the bait swims through the clevis or the chains grab the hooks (this can sometimes take a while depending on the snag and your experience with the retriever). 5.) Pull up the entire rig with your bait and sometimes those of others. Edited by RyanJoz 9/22/2008 3:46 PM
Attachments ----------------  lure retriever schematic (Medium).jpg (23KB - 346 downloads) | |||
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| Trolling Thunder |
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| esoxaddict |
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Posts: 8835 | Thanks guys! Sounds like what I'm looking for. Hadn't thought about trying to get lures out of trees though. But then I'm just that good that I never misplace a cast. Right Howie?  | ||
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| Rich W |
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| I also have a retriever from toothyfishman. Frank makes 3 sizes, I have the heaviest one he makes. Well worth the few dollars that he asks for them. Super guy and he actually spends a good bit of time on the water chasing muskies. Rich W Attachments ---------------- Lure Retriever.JPG (112KB - 656 downloads) | |||
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