The Ultimate Luresaver vs Ordinary Lure Retrievers

[Avalonjohn44]

Has anyone tried the Ultimate LureSaver split rings?  They are little titanium split rings, that when used properly (which involves matching up the correct test line with the correct test split ring) will release the hook from the lure should you snag your lure on the bottom.  Apparently they do not release when a fish is on, only when you are dead snagged and tug on the line a certain way.  They seem like a good idea for a bank fisherman like me that cannot resist throwing a his megabass lures into the water.  I was wondering if a simple lure retriever would be a wiser investment, or maybe go with both...

You can check the Ultimate LureSaver out at the cabela's webpage.

[Raul]

Completely different concept, I 'd take a lure retriever over those lure savers anytime, when I hang a bait ( something that happens dunno, maybe 10-20 times in a trip ) I hang it up for good, seldomly they get tangled by the hooks, in 99.9% of the ocassions I can get my lure back with the lure retriever.

Only problem with fishing from the bank is that plug knockers don 't work well unless the slope is very steep, on the other hand, with collapsible lure retriever poles you are limited to the length of the sections that form the pole so a bait may be, even with the pole fully extended, out of reach.

[Fisherman]

Being a bank fisherman I can certainly understand.  Just went to BPS here (of course the bait monkey attacked me; luckily I only spent $100 - not too bad) and they had there lure retrieval on special $6.99 and even though I haven't used it, I'm sure its going to save me money in the long run.  I generally loose 1-2 baits every trip, whether it be jerkbait, crankbait or jig.  But I can tell you that I will be able to get some of those back now.

As a matter of fact, I'm waiting for the water to get a bit warmer so I can start snorkeling the flats and picking up some of my XRaps/Crankbaits...  

[Hot Rod]

Before my last fishing trip I bought one of the retreivers on the string.  It paid for itself in saved lures that first trip.  I can't beleive I didn't get one 20 years ago!  

[ejtaylor822]

As Raul stated, on the bank the sliding/knocking lures do not work to great, at least not for me.  Had one from Cabella's that I tried once and never got the lure back as I could not get the ring out to the lure due to the lack of a slope.  Tried throwing out, and that didn't work to well either.  I did order some of the rings but have yet to put them on anything.  I have resigned myself to only throwing lures that I do not care about losing from the bank.

Eddie