{"id":2274,"date":"2020-05-27T16:02:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T20:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2020-05-27T16:02:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T20:02:13","slug":"dealing-with-a-stuck-lure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/dealing-with-a-stuck-lure\/pentecostkyle12\/fishing\/05\/27\/2020\/2274\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing With A Stuck Lure"},"content":{"rendered":"
You’re out fishing on a beautiful day and testing out your new $10 Strike King jerkbait. You throw a few casts with no luck and then on the next cast you feel tension. “I’ve got one,” you think! The excitement quickly turns to disappointment as you realize it’s not a fish but a log that you are caught on. Everyone knows the feeling and it is easy to give up and cut the line, but I’m going to cover a few ways that you can recover your lure and avoid having to leave it in the water.<\/p>\n
Organic Method<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the easiest ways to work a stuck lure free is to use the fishing rod itself. The first thing to note is that you should never pull hard on the rod unless you have the tip pointing in the same direction that the line is going. With the rod inline you can give a couple of good tugs and often the lure will break free. Of course, with this method, you do run the risk of further embedding the hook into whatever it is stuck on. A better way is to perform a series of quick rapid tugs releasing the tension in between. Keeping the rod in line with the fishing line, tug on it. Then release the tension. Use the reverse on your reel or let out some more line. Wait a few seconds with the tension off, then try pulling again. If you are in a stream or river with a current a lot of times the release of tension can allow the current to drag the line and the lure the other direction, pulling it out of the obstruction.<\/p>\n If you still can’t get the lure free there are some other options.<\/p>\n Portable Snag Device<\/strong><\/p>\n