How much does the lure have to be worth before you'll go swimming?

[Glaucus]

I've climbed a tree for a Whopper Plopper so there's that.

[RoLo]

 

49 dollars and 99 cents

[PourMyOwn]

What is the water temp?

 

If my plug knocker doesn't work, it would have to be one of my out of production wiggle warts to make me consider it.

[king fisher]

Price isn't a factor.  Depends on how well the lure is working, is anything else working, do I have more, can I get more, how bad I'm out fishing my friend, and if I don't will  my friend will go swimming.

[Born 2 fish]

I went wading for a KVD jerkbait in 50 degree water because it was working and the only one I had with me.

[Scott F]

I’ll never own a lure so expensive that I’d dive in the water to retrieve it.

[Mike L]

Just now, Scott F said:

I’ll never own a lure so expensive that I’d dive in the water to retrieve it.

Ditto

 

 

 

 

Mike

[JediAmoeba]

Umm...I dove into 6 feet.of water to get a 3 dollar spinnerbait once.  I really liked that one

[newriverfisherman1953]

Nope. Not going to do it. 

[TriStateBassin106]

Last year I fished a private lake that my family has property on, wrapped a whopper plopper 90 into a neighbors tree that had branches diving into the water. 

 

It was the 4th of July and I was not having it.

 

Out came the underwater and the shirt came off. 

 

You know where this is going ..

[Glaucus]

53 minutes ago, newriverfisherman1953 said:

Nope. Not going to do it. 

When I was a kid I swam in rivers for fun and still swim in lakes to this day so it's no different lol

[papajoe222]

Simple for me to decide, I just ask myself; Is it worth my life?

Seriously, I carry two different style lure retrievers. If I can't get it back with one of them, it wasn't meant to be.

[TriStateBassin106]

1 minute ago, Glaucus said:

When I was a kid I swam in rivers for fun and still swim in lakes to this day so it's no different lol

I do this all the time, especially in the summer, some days it's good to cool off especially after a tough bite, gets the blood and mind flowing again lol 

[Dwight Hottle]

Priceless other wise it’s the cost of doing business. If the lure retriever doesn’t get it the snag gets to keep it. 

[Cdn Angler]

If I can see the snag, I'm going in. If not, see ya later lure. I carry a pair of goggles with me usually.

[soflabasser]

I am a strong swimmer and I will not go swimming after a lure. There are other ways to retrieve a lure that are safer. 

[Bird]

If it's that expensive, I only cast it in shallow water. 

 

Cheap lures get casted into the trees. 

[Teal]

If I can't stand in the water, use lure retriever, or do the thing that I think is a sin, (use a rod tip to jostle it loose), I will leave it.  I'm not swimming or diving for a lure, I've waded for a vision 110 or jackall blade.bade I'm fond of, but NOT DIVING OR SWIMMING FOR ONE.

[Bird]

Use the tree limbs as an indicator. 

 

Lower limbs " reachable " get the 110's , swimbaits ,the expensive stuff. 

 

Higher limbs " unreachable " get the Walmart lures and anything in the tackle box worth eliminating. 

 

Deep water snags with exposed hooks is very effective in controlling inventory. 

 

Truthfully though, 

If I can't see the lure and any attempt to free it fails, it simply gets broken off and I move on.

 

 

[jbsoonerfan]

I've lost more MB 110's than I really want to think about. Not once did getting in the water to retrieve one cross my mind.

[DitchPanda]

I've waded in up to my waste before for a snagged crankbait in the summer. If the water is under about 65 or is any deeper than I just mentioned...well then I will order a new one from tackle warehouse. I'm not gonna swim down,get hooked on a snag and drown myself. I don't give a crap how pricey the bait is.

[Bluebasser86]

I swam for a Triple Trout once. It wasn't even mine, I'm just a really good friend and my buddy was scared to swim in the pond because it had big snapping turtles. I told him not to do something stupid like fishing a >$50 bait in a pond again.

[Hammer 4]

Where I fish, your not allowed to enter the water. I once had a 8" Hudd fly off my line, didn't even think about trying to get it back.

[Kyle S]

5 hours ago, Bird said:

Use the tree limbs as an indicator. 

 

Lower limbs " reachable " get the 110's , swimbaits ,the expensive stuff. 

 

Higher limbs " unreachable " get the Walmart lures and anything in the tackle box worth eliminating. 

 

Deep water snags with exposed hooks is very effective in controlling inventory. 

 

Truthfully though, 

If I can't see the lure and any attempt to free it fails, it simply gets broken off and I move on.

 

 

same here

[Catt]