Help the new guy out. Lures getting stuck on stuff 2025

Jaric reply :

Whats up everyone. I have a problem. At least I think I do. My problem is that the bait monkey in an effort to increase profits at the local Gander Mountain, seems to have taken matters into his own hands, and now follows my casts underwater and attaches my lures to all manner of rocks/branches/ect causing lures to get stuck and banished to a watery grave when I either cut or break the line trying to pull them free.

Now, it seems that the places where fish congregate are places that are filled with obstacles that hooks love to snag onto.

I guess my question is, am I doing something wrong here? Or is this just a part of fishing that I have to accept?

I do Texas rig all my plastics, so it's rare that one of those gets stuck on something. However I've dontated probably at least 6/7 lures (spinners, jigs, cranks...) just this week into the local river. So if this is just part of the game, that's cool, but if I'm doing something wrong I'd like to know.

Thanks in advance

Grey Wolf reply :

Buy yourself a lure saver.

NewAngler reply :

i cant go out and not loose something. usually spinners, but ALWAYS jigs. i guess its part of the game... x2 on the lure saver. i just use a paper clip and a 4 oz weight. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt.

i never buy premium tackle though. but who knows, maybe if i do i wont loose so much! tight lines, but not too tight..

Uncle Leo reply :

You are going to have that problem fishing a river especially from the bank.

grimlin reply :

There's an article on here somewhere that shows some tips on how to remove your lures from snags.

However,nothing is 100% that you will get your lure back.Even with a lure saver.Matter of fact lure saver doesn't work too well if you are shore bound.

It's all part of fishing.

roadwarrior reply :

If you are fishing from the bank, you can only fish what you are

prepared to lose. Single hook lures and topwater are the ticket.

Subsurface treble hooks are a no-no.

My best bets are soft plastics and jigs.

8-)

crw reply :

The prime problem is that where you get hungup, sticks, trees, rocks, grass, Lilly pads, that is where the fish are. If you fish from a boat, it is easier to retrieve the lure, but not a guarantee.

luckyfisher reply :

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If you are fishing from the bank, you can only fish what you are
prepared to lose. Single hook lures and topwater are the ticket.

Subsurface treble hooks are a no-no.

My best bets are soft plastics and jigs.

8-)

Bassin_Fin@tic reply :

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If you are fishing from the bank, you can only fish what you are
prepared to lose. Single hook lures and topwater are the ticket.

Subsurface treble hooks are a no-no.

My best bets are soft plastics and jigs.

8-)

Or swim for

CRFisher reply :

If the water isn't too clear switch to braid. Once I went to 30lb suffix I have lost only a few lures. Hauled in some tree branches though.

Raul reply :

Some things I 'm prepared to loose, jigs, worms n 'stuff like that ( you have no idea how many jigs I 've lost in the first cast ), others like cranks ---> get a lure retriever, best money you 'll ever spend.

Jaric reply :

Ok, time for stupid question number two.

What is a "lure saver?" I checked a few website and couldn't find anything.

Oh, and I totally can empathize with the guy with stuff stuck in the tree. Fishing doesn't officially start until I toss something into the branches.

(Also, thanks for the replys, and sorry again moderators for posting in the wrong section, still getting the hang of this place)

Koop reply :

Just throw some 65 braid on, if it gets hung up keep your rod straight and just start walking... it will either come free or pull a log out of the river. ;D

Kingbass43 reply :

Hm if there getting stuck just try

A. a lure retriever

B. try walking up and down the bank trying to get it loose let the line loose then try it though usually works for me! http://www.bassresource.com/fishing-forum/Templates/Forum/default/smiley.gif

Shimmer reply :

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Ok, time for stupid question number two.
What is a "lure saver?" I checked a few website and couldn't find anything.

Oh, and I totally can empathize with the guy with stuff stuck in the tree. Fishing doesn't officially start until I toss something into the branches.

(Also, thanks for the replys, and sorry again moderators for posting in the wrong section, still getting the hang of this place)

Here is a lure retriever, the Bill Dance retriever is in the box next to this product.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_52869_100011000_100000000_100011000_100-11-0

mrlitetackle reply :

i fish from shore as well.....

im not really prepared to lose all the stuff that i throw either!!!

but, it still happens from time to time...

as said above (which i will agree with)... when i switched to braid, it made a huge difference.... started with suffix 10/40.... now using suffix 8/30....

i wrap the line around the base of the rod 4 or 5 times, then hold it in place with my shirt.... keep the rod straight, and just walk away with it!!!!!!

i have straightened out hooks, taken mass piles of cattails, pulled up fallen branches from the depths, and even pulled up someone else's line.... that was attached to a tree limb (and got their old lure out of the deal) ;D...

since the switch to the braid ive only lost one lure!!!!!!!

ab8aac reply :

When I am fishing the laydowns and junk on the bottom I cut off the front hook on the treble hooks so that it works like the old H&H lures, when I do this I still get hook-ups on the remaining two most of the time on the back hook. You might try that.

DINK WHISPERER reply :

I will throw whatever i think/know is working! losing lures is no big deal to me if i am catching fish! It's just the nature of the beast!!!

skunked_again reply :

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If you are fishing from the bank, you can only fish what you are
prepared to lose. Single hook lures and topwater are the ticket.

Subsurface treble hooks are a no-no.

My best bets are soft plastics and jigs.

8-)

Or swim for

ive been known to cut my line, tie it to a branch and after i was done fishing for the day go back, find my line, hop in the drink, and go get whats mine.

ive also tied a weighted fish stringer on a rope and drug spots that have heavy bank fishing hoping to snag up line still tied to crank baits. this is the best way to keep my kids out of my crank bait bag.

i assume most everyone does this.

Jaric reply :

Thanks again guys for all the responses. I really do appreciate it.

I already use braid, although only 10lb strength (I used to use 30lb but tried going lower for more sensativity)

I think when I go River fishing, I'll just try and stick to plastics (they're really about the only thing I've had success with anyway) and save the other stuff for when I'm on a boat.

Josh Bassman reply :

I have a weight that I clip to my line, and then let it sink to the lure. Once it's at the lure I try to swing it around. This will help free the lure. If that doesn't work, I have a clip attached to the bottom of my push pole. I clip it on my line and then follow the line to the lure. This works really good.

Although last spring, I drove down to Clear Lake and cast my brand new $20 lure 20ft into a tree. No help for that... casting practice... ; )

Good Luck.

Jaric reply :

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I have a weight that I clip to my line, and then let it sink to the lure. Once it's at the lure I try to swing it around. This will help free the lure. If that doesn't work, I have a clip attached to the bottom of my push pole. I clip it on my line and then follow the line to the lure. This works really good.
Although last spring, I drove down to Clear Lake and cast my brand new $20 lure 20ft into a tree. No help for that... casting practice... ; )

Good Luck.

Ooooooo that's a good idea. And actually explains alot of what some other posters were talking about which went right over my head.

cabullwinkle reply :

I had this problem as well until I bumped up my line strength. I started out using 6 lb mono and lost EVERYTHING! Since I switch to 8 lb floro I have done much better with losing stuff. Another thing you could try to to take off the front hook on your cranks, that is a little risky, but you might not get stuck as much. As for the jigs, work them slower and really concentrate on the bottom or branches you are coming in contact with.

Fishingintheweeds reply :

I'm not sure you HAVE to accept losing that much tackle and lures but you will still loose some. I'm not the best guy on here, not by far, but I THINK I've figured some things out and learned a few lessons. Maybe some of them will ring a bell and help you out.

You can bump up the line weight for sure and switch to braid. That's kind of become my safe space now. I still use mono for certain situations but it feels so risky to me now. I think really, it's just that using braid has allowed me to become more daring.

To me, fishing from the bank requires you to be more creative but especially on rivers, you just have to pay more attention and think. Watch the current and where it's taking your bait and think about how and if there's a way to still get your lure where you want without snagging. Take different angles to cast and take different angles to try and get unstuck by walking the bank and finding other places to work from. Sometimes finding a way to get a little higher can help also.

Don't be in a hurry on your initial retrieves, or do, but still try to understand what different things in the river feel like when you hit them or your line is rubbing against them (you will feel that before your lure gets to it, it's kind of a heads up that you're near something you may just bump or may snag on).

I think the biggest thing you can do is to calm down and pay attention to what you feel and what you need to do to get unstuck. Same as when you get a knot in your line...you can get frustrated and just pull on it, make it worse, and then have to cut it OR you can slow down and figure it out.

A lot of times now, I can get unstuck. In fact, the last lure I lost in a river was a chatterbait and trailer, to a big pike. Funny enough, I'd just been downstream and gotten that same chatterbait snagged in rocks maybe 20 minutes earlier. The last lure before that, that I almost lost, was a $17 Mikey Jr. that I managed to throw about 10 feet up into a tree, 40 feet directly to the right of me. Ha, ha, ha...I blame the dark! I almost cut this one off but walked into the lake some to get a better angle and got it out.

I guess it's worth mentioning that most of my main setups have 50 lb braid now.

Log Catcher reply :

When using crankbaits I found I get hung up a lot less by switching out the treble hooks to EWG short shank treble hook.

looking45 reply :

Take the treble hooks off your crank bait and use a siwash hook on the rear. Your hookup ratio might go down slightly but you'll get hung up a lot less

Scott F reply :

On 9/4/2018 at 2:48 AM, looking45 said:

Take the treble hooks off your crank bait and use a siwash hook on the rear. Your hookup ratio might go down slightly but you'll get hung up a lot less

If you are giving advice to the original poster, he probably won’t see it as the last time he was online here was 9 years ago today.

looking45 reply :

Wow, I didn't even think to look at the date. Thanks for the heads up. Maybe this can help someone else

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