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

[Mr Swim Jig]

Yes I will go and get it every time...

[aceman387]

They is why i always make sure i bring my stihl chainsaw along with me when i head out. 

[zachb34]

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.

X2 but it gets really interesting if you get the second one stuck too.

[Djf3864]

I go for the lure normally, unless it is way up in the tree and I can not reach it or pull the branch down enough to get at it.

[faygo1979]

My goal is not to leave anything behind.  I retrieve anything I am able,  I want to keep the places I fish clean.

[WaterOtter]

I hate losing anything, so I'll fight it until its last breath.

 

How do you all feel if you see someone in a kayak pulling lures out of trees?

What about if he is also pulling down the lines and picking up trash along the way?

(I like to do this in my kayak, but I've often wondered if fishermen resent me for getting the lures)

[Michigander]

I'm a serial lure retriever. 

[A-Jay]

42 minutes ago, WaterOtter said:

I hate losing anything, so I'll fight it until its last breath.

 

How do you all feel if you see someone in a kayak pulling lures out of trees?

What about if he is also pulling down the lines and picking up trash along the way?

(I like to do this in my kayak, but I've often wondered if fishermen resent me for getting the lures)

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~

Interesting first post.

A-Jay

[MassYak85]

Some good ol' thread necromancy I see ?

 

 

I do this way more than I should. If I think it was a prime piece of cover I'll drop the rod and make a cast with something else before getting it but I usually just go get it. I figure after all the pulling and line snapping trying to get it unstuck I've already spooked fish anyways. 

[roadwarrior]

Too dangerous. I cut them off.

[BrianMDTX]

On 5/29/2015 at 12:12 PM, tomustang said:

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

Old thread, but what the hell. 

 

Easy question to answer for me. I fish a 2-3 acre pond, of which maybe 1/3 of it is easily accessible to fish from the bank. The remainder is surrounded by trees and brush right up to the water’s edge which makes it difficult to near impossible to fish. So I use a small inflatable boat that gives me access to the entire pond and lets me fish where other anglers can’t. 

 

It ialso gives me access to many lost lures lol. 

[N Florida Mike]

I make a serious attempt on all of them. There’s not many I cant get to, mostly because I fish in the water, not the trees. ?

[jimanchower]

8 hours ago, WaterOtter said:

How do you all feel if you see someone in a kayak pulling lures out of trees?

What about if he is also pulling down the lines and picking up trash along the way?

(I like to do this in my kayak, but I've often wondered if fishermen resent me for getting the lures)

 

The bolded part is what I was thinking about as I was reading this old thread. I'm usually in a kayak and will do what it takes to get my lure back unless it's potentially dangerous in terms of dumping myself or flipping the boat. If I see someone else's broken off lure and line I try to get it. I don't want to leave any kind of trash behind if I can help it, and that includes tag ends of lines or bits of used plastics from my boat.

[Terran Elam]

My lost lure is the next persons trash. I try not to leave them.

[the reel ess]

Yeah, I go get it. But I'm in a kayak. Much easier for me to do so. I don't buy 5 of the same lure every time I buy one. If the fish want a particular lure, cost doesn't matter and you'd better not lose it. There are a few lures I'd climb a tree to retrieve.

 

If you make noise in an area that you know should hold bass, just leave it alone and come back in 30 minutes or more. They have short memories unless you stick them.

[Dens228]

On 5/29/2015 at 2:42 PM, monkeyman3dee said:

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

Trees and branches above water yes, try not to get stuck.   Wood under the water........if you're trying not to lose lures in there you're missing fish.    Once you accept the fact you will lose lures to snags your fishing will improve.

 

[Boomstick]

Last few times I got hung in a tree, it was an fairly expensive lure and one time it was a jig, not too expensive but given that jigs were sold out everywhere last summer, I'm getting it back.

 

A couple of times I was out with the kids so my oldest son went over and retrieved it for me. One time he parked his kayak on the shore and had to walk along the shore to get it. In both cases due to the way the branches were, it was almost a two person job.

[WaterOtter]

18 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Interesting first post

I've been curious because once I overheard two fisherman say something that went like this - "hey, that guy in the kayak is picking up trash" and the other guy said resentfully "he should pick up trash, he picks up our lures too."   I had always viewed it the other way around - by picking up trash, I build up good karma, and then Karma rewards me every now and then with a nice lure.

 

I'm glad to have found someplace to ask lots of fishermen.  It's good to hear reasonable views. 

[A-Jay]

20 minutes ago, WaterOtter said:

I've been curious because once I overheard two fisherman say something that went like this - "hey, that guy in the kayak is picking up trash" and the other guy said resentfully "he should pick up trash, he picks up our lures too."   I had always viewed it the other way around - by picking up trash, I build up good karma, and then Karma rewards me every now and then with a nice lure.

 

I'm glad to have found someplace to ask lots of fishermen.  It's good to hear reasonable views. 

I get it.

Holding yourself accountable for ones actions is a concept that may not be embraced by some folks. Sort of like The Golden Rule.  Follow your conscience,  you'll be fine.

A-Jay

[WaterOtter]

Speaking of conscience, I recently moved to Michigan, and I have been disgusted by how many lines I've found that someone just cut the line and took the lure, leaving the line behind.  I've also seen where someone just opens the snap swivel and takes the lure, and I've even seen a few places where someone took the lure and hooked the swivel back onto the fishing line, effectively creating a lure trap to catch more lures.  I cut it all out.

[Koz]

On 5/29/2015 at 1:06 PM, Glenn said:

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

I use that bow and arrow technique when I'm hung up on something under the surface and it works like a charm.

[schplurg]

I will try hard to get a lure back. How hard I try depends on the following:

 

Yes = -1 point 

No = +1 point.

 

- am I catching fish?

- do I have other lures like it?

- do I want to let this lure beat me?

- is it a cheaper lure?

- will I look stupid trying to get it?

- will it be dangerous?

- will it be not dangerous?

* The last two questions cancel each other out because danger is not a consideration!

 

The higher the score the more likely I am to retrieve it.

 

Rocks work for above-water lure retrieval! Sometimes it's a matter of principle, not just the $4 bait.....

 

And this was only a "+1" on the Lure Retrieval Formula above  

 

 

- am I catching fish? No

- do I have other lures like it? No

- do I want to let this lure beat me? No

- is it a cheaper lure? Yes

- will I look stupid trying to get it? Yes

- will it be dangerous? No

- will it be not dangerous? Yes

 

+1

[Mr. Bassin II]

I'll do whatever it takes to get a lure back.  Several years ago I snagged a Sammy, went back to the spot the next week and cut off the offending limb with a pole saw.   No reason to leave a perfectly good lure to waste away in a tree.

[BassFishinBrandon]

I always make a real attempt to get my lures back.  Sometime as a bank fisher, I ultimately end up losing snagged baits under the water but try to make sure I collect as much line as I possibly can.  My wife and I clean up other peoples garbage too.  We've found many baits over the years that were stuck.  And being taller I can usually get stuff from tree branches.  Connecticut had a huge drought this year and one of the reservoirs near our house was so shallow we ended up walking many of the spots we liked to fish and found so many different baits and lures.  We have 2 go to lakes that many city people tend to drive out to in the summer and trash it every weekend so we clean up what we can when the fish aren't biting.  

[Fishes in trees]

I make a point to try to get lures back.   To this end I carry a plug knocker, extendable pole, heavy duty snips and a folding branch saw.  Sometimes it is an easy fix, sometimes it ain't.  I have a 4 or 5 minute rule, i.e. if I'm not making any progress retrieving the bait in that length of time,  I generally cut my losses and retie.   Another method that hasn't been mentioned here yet, I've found that if I get something stuck pretty deep and I'm using heavy mono or braid and none of the aforementioned tools are appropriate, wrapping the line around a boat cleat and backing off with the trolling motor often works and I'll get the whole bait back. ( often with a straightened or broken hook ).