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Location: 412 | Hey guys,
sad news... was fishing a shallow, murky, timber hidden lake.. and.. and.. and... LOST MY DCG! After this terribly depressing moment, I knew I must have something to get it out if it happened again.
I was wondering if you guys have used lure retrievers... did you buy one or make one.. seen a couple different styles of them. It wouldn't be too hard to make one, can someone maybe post a pic of their own if they made one? |
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Location: So. Illinois | I have the Frabill 15" Telescoping Lure Retriever and love it. I have not had a single bait that I could not bet unsnagged / back....
http://www.frabill.com/index.php/nav-products?page=shop.product_det...
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Location: Ogden, Ut |
Ditto. It's paid for itself a couple of times over.
But on a side note, if you have to use it as a push-pole at a shallow landing, avoid using the spring end on the lake bottom...seems like it makes SO much sense now.
Also avoid stepping on that bump board shortly thereafter...
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Oh Ya,
One week on Cave Run and it paid for itself... Well worth it, and a "Must Have" in any boat.
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Location: Minn. | I bought a Cabela's 19 Ft. Telescoping Lure Retriever. On one occasion last year, snagged a lure in 35 Ft. of water. The lure was only running 15 Ft. . After pulling on the bait for 5 minutes, I was finally able to get some movement on the snag, and was able to pull up and grab the Depthraider which was attached to a 1/2" nylon rope. Pulling up the rope I collected two 10" Believers and 3 Cementblocks attached to the rope. So it definately paid for itself on that trip. It works good for grabbing the dock also on those windy days. |
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Location: Hopefully on the water | I got one that is kind of had to explain but it basically clips onto the line and slides down the line and knocks the lure free from the snag. Having a straight vertical position on the lure helps. We have a line tied onto the lure retreiver for the hard snags to be able to drop it on the lure repeatedly if needed. I could have filled another box of baits for replacement if this was not in the boat. In 3 boat between our fishing group tere is one in each of them, Actuallly we used it Friday night 2 time on DBL cowgirls. It cost us somewhere around $10-$15 for it and paid for many lures. The last one we got was from Bass pro shop. It looks like a perch. Definately a must have in the boat (somesort of lure retreiver). |
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| i have the frabil one and its awesome. since i fish shallow rivers and reservoirs that are full of timber it makes the frabil ideal to retrieve them. |
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Location: Oshkosh | Another vote for the Frabill.
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Location: Chicago | Have the Frabill lure retreiver and used it 1 time (tree) But this one saved us a lot $$$$ . Can't remember who i got from, it was a few years back. But this is my go to retreiver and it's heavy 2lb's never lost a lure Cowgirls, plows no problem.
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Location: Indiana | I lost my DCG on some timber last week as well. I was casting into the wind and got a backlash AND a tangle...couldn't reel in or let line out...and my DCG was in the middle of a huge clump of standing timber in 20 FOW. Needless to say, it was lost even WITH a gull darn lure retreiver. That said, the Frabil works wonders and has saved me more money than not. Just try not to get a backlash in timber with the lure that's caught a fish and moved a ton of others....it makes the rest of the day kinda suck. |
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Location: Irvine, KY | The Frabil telescoping one has saved me a couple hundred bucks in snagged baits in the last year .... worth every penny. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Absolute necessity when muskie fishing. I have the Frabill telescoping one too, and it has paid for itself many times over. |
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| I have a telescoping one and it works awesome for shallower water but when your snagged deep you need something like the one above. |
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