Retrieving rod and reel

[06reata]

I have a Curado and a Falcon rod sitting at the bottom of a murky lake as of yesterday.

10 foot depth.

Any tricks on retrieving it?

Thanks

[tgruenke]

Big daredevil and drag it on the bottom. You might get lucky.

[mabr]

Old metal stringer open all clasps, with heavy weight. Dont wait to long if it had a lure on it or it may be drug off.

[06reata]

That sounds like a good idea. Thanks

I did drag a weighted treble hook for about two hours with no luck.

The rod was knocked off the boat when putting the ski tube in the water so I know right where its at. The swim jig was still latched on the lurer stay so hopefully nothing can drag it away...although I worry about the scent of the outcast grub.

[74mph]

A couple of years ago a buddy of mine dropped his new rod/reel out the back of my boat. He didn't jump in and get grab it because he thought the cork would make it float! hehe. Well anyway it sunk. I quickly marked a way point on my gps to get the general location. It was on a drop off between 6 and 11FOW.

We came back the next day with marker bouys, goggles, and flippers. We marked off a square area using the bouys and the boat with the GPS waypoint in the middle. Then three of us jumped in and started skimming the bottom. It was murky but we could see about one or two feet in front of us.

We found a junk old rod and we finally found his rod too. I had a ~15lb carp swim right in front of me, scared the heck out of me.

Bottom line is we were willing to do anything for 20 bucks and that case of beer! It worked but took A-LOT of effort! Next time its gotta be at least 2 cases.

[Mike #1]

Heddon Sonars are great also.

[abcnerdd]

Try a sinking rapala, Rat-L-Trap; drag it along the bottom.

[mainbutter]

Getting a little wet isn't going to kill you. If it were me I'd anchor and jump in.

If you can see it, try a spoon, and catch on the line, or even better the rod eyelets.

[Superduty]

I have found rods and reels with an underwater camera. Drop it down and look around in your area. Hit a waypoint and it should make things easier.

[Deitz Dittrich]

ditto, same as above.. good luck!