Snagged lures

[Bob_Marly]

I know there is a lot of techniques to get back snagged lures while trolling but is there any techniques for casting? if there is reply back thanks ;D

[Jack_Lives_Here]

Something I'm very familiar with - monkey hunting ;D
Rod tip pointed at the snag and a straight pull works well with braid. Mind you I use 30lb BB woth a 60lb leader when doing the serious snag bashing thing.

[wizard]

I have used a thing called the "tackle Back" it is a large piece of lead with a wire clip on the front and a wire spiral on top at the back.Than you attach heavy line(I use 140kg)The trick is you must run a swivel on the front of the lure,you keep your snagged line tight and clip this "tackle back" on and let it slide down the snagged line it then hits the swivel and jumps over it and locks on,you then pull on the heavier line and your lure comes back.The only time I have every lost a lure while using this thing was when I used a swivel with the quick clip on it,it straighten the quick clip.I had a snagged in Moron Dam and pulled up a timber branch 3ft long and the gang hook was striaghtening out but I got my lure back.You can use it land,boat etc.
Wizard

[Fisherman02]

yeh fellas
tackle back is the way to go!
cheers jack

[Daintreeboy]

Tackle back is the way to go, just make sure the swivel and trace is strong. It has to be stronger than the treble you are going to straighten out which can require a bit of effort.

[Slates]

Yeah, tackle backs have saved me well over $500 in lures - no probs.

There's another one I've bought from the Lake Mulwala Caravan Park for $10.
It's a peice of 10mm copper pipe filled with lead and about 3 X 20cm fine gauge chains hanging off the end.

It's heavy as heck and best used from a boat as you have to be pretty much right over the lure to get it back, but the chains hang on real good when they snag a treble.

Cheers, Slates

[Jack_Lives_Here]

Tackle backs are great for lures in or under the wet stuff but no good when you've hooked a green eared reindeer fish or timber bream a couple of meters up. Straight pull is the go. [smiley=2thumbsup.gif] Added bonus you sometimes get a photo op with a not so rare timber bream. ;D

[Tally]

Just make sure you have enough rope tied to your tackle back so that it is able to reach those deep diving lures.
As for getting lures out of trees, keep your eyes on the rotten branches overhead while you yank the lure out of the tree. My mate got a 3inch gash on his shoulder at Teemburra when while drifting, the boat nudged a tree and a branch fell on him.

Cheers,
Jay.

[Jack_Lives_Here]

OUCH!!

We have an old extendable golf ball retriver also. Modified the end with some stainless rod bent into a curl - works a treat for those stubron ones.

[bassman]

Ive used a tackle back for years, it saved me hundreds of dollars in lures, It still has a permanent home in the tackle bag, but by far the best Ive used is an extendable pole, like a swimming pool vacuum pole, then araldite in the end the insulated eye of an electric fence post. Works in the same way as the golf ball retriever "Jack lives here" was talking about. You can even break the "branch" the lure may be snagged in and bring the whole lot to the surface. Only draw back is you need a long pole to reach deep divers, Then you have the hassle of something else in the boat to get in the way. But the only word for it is "BRILLIANT" compared to any other lure retriever Ived used. Plus you can make it your self

[swano]

what iv'e done is simmilar to bassman's gizmo , but i used a extension pole that window cleaners use , it's about 1.8m long but it's a three piece tube that grows to 5.4 m with a stainless heavy duty spring (that can be found in beer kegs ;D) wound on and glued as well. this cost about 70 smackas , but thats only a few good lures ehh

[swano]

part two

[swano]

part three it's great for getting those " monkey hunter " lures out of trees as well ;D