hazmail Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I have never seen one of these, but have heard heaps of good reports on them, not cheap, but may have to get one. See a report below. pete Fishnet | Library Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 @ hazmail Seen this one before in a Wisconsin musky gear catalog , think it was "Rollie&Helens" . But for me it doesn't seem to be very practical and handy , because I most likely snag up lures deeper than 9 metres(27 feet) , when fishing from my small boat . In this case I'd use a homemade lure retriever , that roughly consists of a lead-cast-out copper tube with a wire corkscrew on its side to thread in the mainline . It has four 1 foot pieces of iron chain on its bottom to catch up with the lure's hooks and about 75 feet of cord attached . Only problem is to set and anchor the boat possibly straight above the snagged lure for best function , especially in windy conditions not an easy affair ! But otherwise it works nicely , I have already saved dozens and dozens of lures with it , even pulled up a nice 8 lbs anchor , an illegal fishing net and a bicycle(from25 feet ! ! !) . This pole retriever would be only interesting to me for fishing from bank , most snags occur at close range , as the water gets shallower towards the bank , also for lures hung into trees it would be very useful . But , why , the heck , I must carry along six pole sections of 5 feet length crawling through bushes , trees and reed to get access to the best places , where pike tend to lurk , already got enough problems with rod , landing net and tacklebag sometimes ! I don't doubt it's function at all , but I guess , this retriever is only good for fishermen , that have lots of storage space in their boat and fish shallower than 27 feet waters . Greetz , diemai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
