Lure retreivers?

[Finlander]

Anybody have any insight to lure retreivers as to certain brands or types?

A friend of mine last weekend lost 4 Rapala's and I suggested that he should get a lure retreiver so any advise would be great!

[Desperado]

scuba lessons !

[BoxMN]

Get a RapaLURE Retriever, sort of like a lab/springer mix

[TruthWalleyes]

A paperclip molded into a piece of lead. Attach paperclip to line, let slide down to lure, snap rod, lure should go free....

But IMO..Losing 4 cranks is a typical weekend.

[Wayne Ek]

I use a lure retriever called a "hound dog", which is a lead weight with a series heavy wire spirals around it. I just attached it to a retractable dog leash. Works good, stores easy.

[mainbutter]

Swim goggles.

No joke, I bring mine with me in my tackle bag, and have made use of them even in 50 degree water. Certain lures I'm too attached to, but love the success I have too much to stop throwing 'em.

[nofishfisherman]

But IMO..Losing 4 cranks is a typical weekend.

Yeah I agree, 4 cranks is just the cost of doing business sometimes. Personally I don't get too attached to lures. Personally it drives me crazy when the friend I'm fishing with wants to spend 30 minutes to save a $3 lure when our fishing time is short as it is.

I've even seen one of my uncles take his boat into a shallow area with exposed rocks all over the place to retrieve a 50 cent bobber that he had lost.

Sometimes just accepting the loss is the best course. Also after you lose 2 or 3 cranks in a particular area it may be time to switch up tactics or move to a different spot. Cranks might be the ticket but they aren't going to catch anything if you are constantly snagged.

With that said I've seen people use spark plugs hooked on the line in an attempt to retrieve lures. Occasionally it works, often times you end up with a snagged lure and a snagged spark plug.

[NBR]

I have 2. One is an extendable aluminum pole with a plastic end that you put the line through works to about 15' the other is a weight with some chain like gizmos that catch the lures hooks. Both work with the rod being the most used.

If I recall correctly both came from BPS.

[IceIceBaby]

I saw a hint in the paper the other day, that I'm going to try. They advised using a telescoping golf ball retriever. They're cheap and collapse down to about 18 inches long.