You Are Hung In A Tree? Pull Up To The Bank And Get It Or No?

[FishHard247]

I fish with a guy that if hes hung up from the boat in a branch, limb or fallen tree, he will blaze right up there and sound like a bull in a china store trying to retrieve a $3 lure on a small farm pond. Whats your take? Me? Ill pull hard and if it snaps, Ill remember the location and go back AFTER ive fished every ounce of the pond. This kills me! If it was 500 miles of shoreline then yes, lets get it but a 3 acre pond? CMon' man!

 

 

[BassinLou]

Um yes...... I would do the exact same thing. In my case, I don't have the luxury to dismiss an $11 frog because I messed up my cast. I have a 5ft aluminum pole/ boat hook just for these reasons. It's not only me, anyone that comes with me fishing, I  will retrieve their lure. Don't get me wrong, I hate it too, especially when there can be snakes or gators around in the area. Getting your lure stuck in the Everglades can be a downright adventure. As I approach a tree, I can tell where others couldn't hack it and they leave their bobbers and lures still hanging from the trees lol!! 

[Glenn]

There are many ways to get a lure unstuck.  Here are the most productive:  http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/lure-unstuck.html

[MarkH024]

If it is his boat, you're at the mercy of his rules. You could always politely pass along the same suggestion you're making here. 

 

Second option would be find a new fishin' buddy if you guys aren't on the same "level".

[tomustang]

The question is why is he using a boat on a little 3 acre pond?

[Chris186]

Depends on what it is. Jigs arent cheap, so you bet your ass im going to get it. On the other hand, if im in a tree with braid, the tree comes to me

[einscodek]

been known to saw off limbs to get my lure back as long as its not causing too much commotion

[Senko lover]

It depends. Fishing from the bank, I have become quite adept at flicking baits out of trees, even if they have treble hooks. There's a certain art to it that requires a lot of finesse. You have to reel slowly and pop your rod tip once the bait nears the branch it's looped around. If, on a rare occasion, I'm in a boat, I usually do simply because with a johnboat and kayak, which is what I would be fishing in, it's hard to stop the boat to cut your line, so I usually head for the bank and try to untangle it. 

[monkeyman3dee]

The trick is not to get stuck in the first place. 

 

 

But yes I always try my hardest to retrieve lures, its not necessarily the dollar factor (although that is a big part, even 3 dollar lures can add up) its the principle.

 

 

 

-Joshua

[nosdog2]

I will go in and get them.  I will go up to docks too, if you haven't caught a dock you haven't been fishing.

[WRB]

Casting a lure with treble hooks into overhanging trees above the water like the above video illustrated to free it works because you haven't buried the hooks into the branches.

For me I always try to jiggle the lure free and pop it out using slack line...works a very high % of the time regardless where the snagged lure is.

You want to avoid putting force to the lure, it will wedge it tighter or bury the hooks into something.

What I do when fishing underwater lures and start to feel it snag is stop and add a little slack line, then shake the rod tip into the slack line until frees it's self or you feel it move. Raise the rod tip high and slowly lift the lure out of the snag, if it pulls back set the hook. No reason to go it or break it off and rarely need to retrieve it.

Tom

[Scott F]

I fish with a guy that if hes hung up from the boat in a branch, limb or fallen tree, he will blaze right up there and sound like a bull in a china store trying to retrieve a $3 lure on a small farm pond. Whats your take? Me? Ill pull hard and if it snaps, Ill remember the location and go back AFTER ive fished every ounce of the pond. This kills me! If it was 500 miles of shoreline then yes, lets get it but a 3 acre pond? CMon' man!

 

 

Get the lure first. Breaking off just makes it harder to get the lure back. If you don't like going after the lure right away because you may spook any fish that are there, you can return to the spot 10 or 15 minutes later to fish it again. The fish will probably still be there and will have gotten over your previous intrusion.

[chadmack282]

I set the hung rod down and keep fishing said cover with another set up & once I wear area out I go in and retreive hung lure

[Thornback]

I sometimes get hung on underwater stumps and lily pad stems. Using #40 braid I can usually pull lose from a pad but not always a stump. I am quick to cut my line and re-rig because I'm there to fish and not play with my tackle. I used to fish with a buddy who was always getting hung up when we were trolling and throwing plastic worms. And I mean he got hung up a lot. We both rigged Texas style and on a given trip I would never get hung up and he would get hung up 3 to 4 times. He was constantly telling me to "back up". I got fed up doing 180's, circling a stump while he kept trying to retrieve a 20 cent worm and a 50 cent hook. I felt we were losing fishing time so I no longer fish with him. Go ahead and call me a jerk

[Surfcaster]

I try to retrieve all my stuck baits, but if it is something other than a soft plastic set up, I am going to try my best to retrieve it,  and my tournament partner will do the same.  Even if it means moving in a fishing zone to retrieve the lure.  If I am on a pond, same thing.

[FishTank]

If I am bank fishing and I can get to it discretely, I go for it.  But if I am in a boat, I get close, cut the line and forget about it.  I loose more time getting the boat in the right position and create more risk to myself and the boat by digging out a bait.  Also if I think I can catch fish in that spot, why disturb it. 

[kjfishman]

I have been known to  take extreme measures to recover lures, often come home with more lures than I left with because people didn't bother to retrieve them.

[Sea NaCl]

I fish a pond that has that entire bottom covered in tree stumps and logs. No Joke, theres only one spot in the pond that doesn't have a log or stump. I was losing a considerable amount of Texas rigs and jigs until I started using 60lb braid with a 30lb leader. Now I never lose jigs or T-Rigs or anything else that I use in that pond anymore.

[gobig]

I can't support the idea of not having a bait knocker. The bow and arrow method works great and so does reeling up to the branch and snapping it. The other thing that works is going to the opposite side of the snag before you pull. But there are times when you flat out need a bait knocker. The one with the chains works best. I am throwing lures that are between $20 and $200 a lot of the time and I have saved thousands with a bait knocker. It has got to be real close to 100% retrieval rate. I can only think of one huddleston and a few crankbaits I could not get unstuck since since I bought my bait knocker about 3 yrs ago.  I can't imagine not having one. 

[Comcam]

I always try and get it

[Dogmatic]

I carry a saw, and have been known to climb a tree to get a bait back. If I'm in a boat, I'll mark it and come back.

[zeth]

My take on the situation is try to get it free from where you are but if it's to much effort disengage your reel and fish the area with another rod trying to not make two mistake. Then move in and get it. Stupid to break off for any reason other than you just cant get to your lure.

[hatrix]

I set the hung rod down and keep fishing said cover with another set up & once I wear area out I go in and retreive hung lure

 

I do this and actually got hung the other day on a log. Set that rod down and made a cast with a weedless shad as i slowly trolled towards it. Finished the cast with the shad and was almost to the lure so set that rod down and picked up the other rod. I then heard what sounded like a rod sliding across metal. I turned around and saw my rod slidding back along the edge of the boat and some splashes on the surface next to the boat. Well i Guess I left just enough lead for the shad to be just under the water. Well you guessed it. Rod flipped right over the side of the boat. I ended up getting it right back as it was only like 4' of water. But it still sucked and I sorta freaked at first thinking the fish might run away with it to the deeper water just a few feet away and it be gone. It was a fairly new reel as I just got it this year.

[Bankbeater]

If I can get the bait back I will.

[ward131]

 It's my boat so if I am alone and it's my 10th cast I will go get it. If it's my first cast I may fish with another pole as long as the other line is not in my way.

 If someone is with me I will usually let them fish before going after it. If they are stuck I let them make the call to wait or not.

 My brother "needs" to go get the lure and will go to extremes to get it. I told him I wasn't putting my new boat ashore for his 3 dollar lure. When we got close he waded in..froze the rest of the day!