Retrieve your crankbaits

Jared LeBlue · February 01, 2007, 04:37:05 PM

With the lipless and diving crank bait season upon us I figured I would share this little tip with everyone. If you hang up your crank and it is not too deep, this tip really works well with lipless crankbaits, take your net and follow your string down to your bait. Twist the net to get the hooks caught in it and pull. The bait will come free and will be hung in your net. You will have some bent hooks but at least you will get your crankbait back.

Swede · February 01, 2007, 05:18:44 PM

I'd call that one a great tip

BASSINNMS · February 13, 2007, 12:27:28 PM

Yeah. Sounds good unless, but it can be a pain to untangle a lure from a net...

vabownut · February 13, 2007, 05:28:58 PM

Not as big a pain as explaining to your wife why you have to replace umteenth $15 crankbaits

crab · February 13, 2007, 05:44:41 PM

I have a lure retriever I use for that.

topcat · February 13, 2007, 05:54:18 PM

Get E-Z Lure Retriever 10 bucks and save your net and the headache of getting it out of the net at BPS.......

Topcat

bennym · March 10, 2007, 07:10:21 PM

I made a lure retriever.... That's what I like about tackel shops you can go in and actually look at the items and hold them... and see how they're made... then you can make your own for allot less !

ryan831 · March 14, 2007, 01:10:21 AM

Another good way to retrieve lures, especially crank baits, is to reel all the way to the bait so that it's at the end of the rod and the rod is in the water...then push downward (may take a couple of tries) but eventually you should be able to pull it all out of the water and there you go.

Bassinkorea · March 14, 2007, 02:25:49 AM

Quote from: ryan831 on March 14, 2007, 01:10:21 AM
Another good way to retrieve lures, especially crank baits, is to reel all the way to the bait so that it's at the end of the rod and the rod is in the water...then push downward (may take a couple of tries) but eventually you should be able to pull it all out of the water and there you go.

But be careful not to damage your top eye ring and/or rod tip.

BeetleSpinQueen · March 14, 2007, 10:06:34 PM

I have one of those rubber nets and this tip works well with it and they dont get caught in the net have used this before it works

Basscat7 · March 14, 2007, 10:19:59 PM

I throw crankbaits at least 50 % of the day and get hung up a lot.

I use the bow and arrow method to shake loose Cbaits when they get hung, works about 95 % of the time. Troll up to the snag then pull the rod back tight till it arches over real good, then grab your line like you would be shooting archery and pull it back as far as you can and let it go.
The line vibrates down to the crank and usually pops it off, you might have to do it a few times from different angles, but it does work.

Try it.

Basscat7

javelin225ho · March 15, 2007, 01:18:55 PM

Quote from: bennym on March 10, 2007, 07:10:21 PM
I made a lure retriever.... That's what I like about tackel shops you can go in and actually look at the items and hold them... and see how they're made... then you can make your own for allot less !

i use an old sparkplug on a snapswivel......works great! if you end up losing it, so what.......

POE · March 17, 2007, 01:32:07 AM

take a paperclip and and some lead weight.thats what i use.

melt down the lead and stick the paper clip in the middle of the lead and then take and put the paper clip on your line and let it fall and jerk a few times it usuially comes out easy b/c the lead weight will hit your bait and knock it free.

i hope yall understand lol

bassnman30 · April 24, 2007, 10:34:57 AM

I use the retriever thats shaped like a rectangle (Fritts calls it the bull dog). It works well.

theskinnyde · April 24, 2007, 11:36:28 PM

Yea just never get the bait caught in a net when your tring to put the bass in there, you can loose when the darn thing gets loose

mclem07 · April 25, 2007, 03:59:54 PM

Excellent tip.....

bassn1 · April 25, 2007, 04:11:24 PM

Quote from: Basscat7 on March 14, 2007, 10:19:59 PM
I throw crankbaits at least 50 % of the day and get hung up a lot.

I use the bow and arrow method to shake loose Cbaits when they get hung, works about 95 % of the time. Troll up to the snag then pull the rod back tight till it arches over real good, then grab your line like you would be shooting archery and pull it back as far as you can and let it go.
The line vibrates down to the crank and usually pops it off, you might have to do it a few times from different angles, but it does work.

Try it.

Basscat7

If you use braid be sure to have gloves available for this technique. It does work, But, I have cut my hands on numerous occasions using it with power pro. If someone has a better way please let us know.

Basscat7 · April 25, 2007, 06:24:15 PM

Quote from: bassn1 on April 25, 2007, 04:11:24 PM
If you use braid be sure to have gloves available for this technique. It does work, But, I have cut my hands on numerous occasions using it with power pro. If someone has a better way please let us know.

I have been using this method for years with braid and have never cut my hands

....

Fished a Tx this Sunday and got hung numerous times throwing a Bandit 200 in trees and was able to get every one unsnagged using this method.
No reason at all to cut yourself, all you are doing is grabbing the braid between your thumb and forefinger like you would the line when bow shooting, pull on the rod to bow the rod tip over and pull back on the line and let it go....works like a charm.

pretjah · April 26, 2007, 11:12:35 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/POCKET-GOLF-BALL-RETRIEVER-BRAND-NEW-EXTENDS-TO-8FT_W0QQitemZ230121008098QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1514QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

a telescoping golf ball retreiver extends to 8 ft...makes a great tool to keep on a boat!

imp81318 · April 26, 2007, 11:18:42 AM

Quote from: bassn1 on April 25, 2007, 04:11:24 PM
If you use braid be sure to have gloves available for this technique. It does work, But, I have cut my hands on numerous occasions using it with power pro. If someone has a better way please let us know.

I have used a similar technique in which you crank the line in until it is tight, pull the rod tip up to put lots of tension on the line, arching the rod tip, as described above.

But, instead of pulling the line and letting go, I just flip open the reel (using spinning reel) and allow the line to release off the spool suddenly. It achieves the same basic effect as "plucking" the string like a bow...

bassamatic · April 27, 2007, 05:05:56 PM

i was wondering why so many people carry nets in thier boats now i understand.

scatch1 · April 27, 2007, 06:46:01 PM

How does the golfball grabber "fgrab" yhe lure/ any pics open?

pretjah · April 27, 2007, 07:53:21 PM

Quote from: scatch1 on April 27, 2007, 06:46:01 PM
How does the golfball grabber "fgrab" yhe lure/ any pics open?

got to hook a hook with it...

catfish83861 · May 04, 2007, 05:11:55 PM

Being lazy and poor. I made a lure retrieval unit by taking 30 feet of nylon cord (this was parachute shroud line) and a piece of small chain (oh say three or four feet). Loop the chain several times tie the line through the center of the chain loops. Clip one piece of the chain so you can slide it over your line, have the snagged line at a very slight incline,drop the chain,it will slide to the bottom of your line, jiggle the shroud line a couple of times, the chain becomes entangled with the treble hooks. PULL, it normally takes less then 60 seconds to retrieve your lure this way. I can take a picture and post it if need be. Being semiretired military I may not clarify as much as I should. catfish

bass1cpr · May 04, 2007, 06:44:29 PM

Pretjah I've got a retreiver that extends about 24 feet, never used it for a bait that deep but I've used it to get my old fishing partners baits back out of trees though.