snag removal trick
space inwaders 11/22/2011 - 12:46 Trip Tools
I was out fishing last week, first cast with one of my favorite lures snagged. "I'm NOT breaking this one off" I let line out, let the current drag it downstream, popped, pulled, walked to different vantage points. Still snagged. When wading or on shore, sometimes there's little else than can be done.
I acquire bobbers pretty frequently walking the shorelines, and on this trip I had picked one up to keep. The idea dawned on me that if i attach the bobber to my line, then toss the bobber into the strong current that was near me, the bobber might pull the lure from the snag.
It worked!
It doesn't work every time (like line snags!), and you need some current nearby, but its worth keeping in mind.
hope this makes sense, give it a try sometime, and good luck.
I acquire bobbers pretty frequently walking the shorelines, and on this trip I had picked one up to keep. The idea dawned on me that if i attach the bobber to my line, then toss the bobber into the strong current that was near me, the bobber might pull the lure from the snag.
It worked!
It doesn't work every time (like line snags!), and you need some current nearby, but its worth keeping in mind.
hope this makes sense, give it a try sometime, and good luck.
