-
- Species
- Whitetails
- Rut Reporters
- Deer Camp
- Big Game
- Small Game
- Birds
- Special Methods
- Bow Hunting
- Conservation
- Heroes of Conservation
- Hero for a Day
- Outdoor Skills
- Total Outdoorsman Challenge
- Land for Sale
-
- Species
- Bass
- Trout
- More Freshwater
- Saltwater
- Special Methods
- Fly Fishing
- Hook Shots
Presented by
- Conservation
- Heroes of Conservation
- Hero for a Day
- Outdoor Skills
- Total Outdoorsman Challenge
- Land for Sale
-
- Health & Fitness
- F&S Adventurer
- Outdoor Skills
- Total Outdoorsman Challenge
-
- Rifles
- Shotguns
- 2nd Amendment
- SHOT Show
- Outdoor Skills
- Total Outdoorsman Challenge
Print
Email
Share
Bass Fishing
Retrieve Your Snagged Jigs
Uploaded on June 28, 2009Save used spark plugs to knock loose snagged jigs, hooks, and lures.
1. Bend down top of plug almost all the way so that only fishing line will fit through the gap.
2. When snagged, hold rod tip up high and hang the spark plug on the line, keep line taut.
3. Let the heavy spark plug slide down the line and through the water until it hits and knocks loose your favorite jig.
ADVERTISEMENT
Message Boards
Most Popular
Most Viewed
Most Commented
Top Rated
Bass Fishing
- Can someone please explain exactly what a "secondary point" is, or consists of? Or how it contrast with a main point on the lak
- Domestic Pet Hair Fly Winner Announced
- How To Eat Like A Caveman
- Recipe: Cast-Iron-Skillet Fried Catfish
- On the Spot: Guide, Author Pat Dorsey
- new rod and reel for little one
- Old-Time Smallmouth on Lake St. Clair
- Freeing a stuck lure
- Night Light
- trailer hooks
Bass Fishing
- The Best Field & Stream Reader Photos From January 2012
- Breaking News: B.A.S.S. Outlaws the Alabama Rig in Elite and Classic Tourney Events
- Me and my partner are doing a project in literature about a utopia and we did ours on fishing called the big bass cove, what is
- Why Wild Game Should Matter in the Mainstream
- A couple of my buddies and I are taking a camping/fishing trip to northern Minnesota in the late summer. Targeting pike, muskie
- I live in michigan and in the summer i fish for largemouth bass and panfish in lakes. what are some good baits and lures i can u
- Rio Grande Road Trip: The Outtakes II
- How To Eat Like A Caveman
- Rio Grande Road Trip: The Outtakes
- Strictly hypothetically question: If I wanted to construct a six hundred and forty acre bass pond with an average depth of elev
ADVERTISEMENT
Today on Field & Stream
Loading...
Visit Our Sister Sites at Bonnier Corporation
| Enthusiast | Kiteboarding | QUAD | SKI | Skiing | Scuba Diving | Sport Diver | TransWorld Ride BMX | TransWorld Business | TransWorld Motocross | TransWorld SKATEboarding, | TransWorld SNOWboarding | TransWorld SURF | WakeBoarding | WaterSki | Warren Miller Entertainment | WindSurfing |
|---|---|
| Travel | Caribbean Travel & Life | Destination Weddings & Honeymoon | Islands | Meeting Traveler | Resorts & Great Hotels |
| Lifestyle & Shelter | Florida Travel & Life | Garden Design | Home Ft. Lauderdale | Home Miami |
| Luxury | SNOW | Spa |
| Marine | Boating Life | Cruising World | Fly Fishing in Salt Waters | Power Cruising | Marlin | Motor Boating | Sailing World | Salt Water Sportsman | Sport Fishing | Yachting | NewBoats.com | UsedBoats.com | YachtBroker.com |
| Outdoor | Field & Stream | Outdoor Life | SHOT Business |
| Parenting | Babytalk | Parenting |
| Science | Popular Science | Science Illustrated |
| Saveur | Saveur |
| Working Mother Media | Working Mother |
| Entertainment / Events | World Entertainment Services | World Sports & Marketing |
Fieldandstream.com is part of the Field & Stream Network, a division of Bonnier Corporation.
Copyright © 2012 Bonnier Corp. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
what about in the trees?
It works well on logs, branches, and small twigs, but if the line is tangled up in brush it most likely won't work as well.
9 times out of 10 I can unsnag by using a trick taught me by my fishing buddy. With the rod tip up, reel in till your line is tight. Then, grip the line above the reel and pull about two feet of extra line there. Doing this will pull the rod tip back down. Now pull back to really load up the rod. Suddenly and simultaneously release the extra line in your hand and snap the rod tip straight out toward the snag and straighten your arm as well. The idea is to try to send out a "wave" of slack line down to the jig. This causes the lure to "rock" and, like I said, MOST of the time I can get my lure or worm or jug back without moving. I've never tried it with a rig with a bobber, dipsy-diver, weight, or other between the rod and the hook.
As far as sending something down the line, tie a carabiner (any size, but heavier ones are better) to another line and slide that down the snagged line. Jiggle it till it catches a hook and pull it up. Sometimes it helps to wrap some string or line around the carabiner to provide something extra to snag the lure.
done tha wave one, it seems ta work alright. works better when surf fishing.
Another option is to take the rod, reel down all slack, and make short quick jerks with the rod above your head. Do this while heading in the direction the lure you snagged is at, until you pass to the opposite side, then start working your way back. Has worked very well for me.
or i'm sure most of you fellas have walked along the edge of the bank to the opposite side of the snag, on an open river or lake bank, pull's it in the opposite direction. seem's to work well also.
I hadn't heard of that techneake.
If snagged in a tree I reel the line in until i have six in. left over the branch my lure is stuck and jerk the lure over the branch
Post a Reply
what about in the trees?
It works well on logs, branches, and small twigs, but if the line is tangled up in brush it most likely won't work as well.
9 times out of 10 I can unsnag by using a trick taught me by my fishing buddy. With the rod tip up, reel in till your line is tight. Then, grip the line above the reel and pull about two feet of extra line there. Doing this will pull the rod tip back down. Now pull back to really load up the rod. Suddenly and simultaneously release the extra line in your hand and snap the rod tip straight out toward the snag and straighten your arm as well. The idea is to try to send out a "wave" of slack line down to the jig. This causes the lure to "rock" and, like I said, MOST of the time I can get my lure or worm or jug back without moving. I've never tried it with a rig with a bobber, dipsy-diver, weight, or other between the rod and the hook.
I hadn't heard of that techneake.
As far as sending something down the line, tie a carabiner (any size, but heavier ones are better) to another line and slide that down the snagged line. Jiggle it till it catches a hook and pull it up. Sometimes it helps to wrap some string or line around the carabiner to provide something extra to snag the lure.
done tha wave one, it seems ta work alright. works better when surf fishing.
Another option is to take the rod, reel down all slack, and make short quick jerks with the rod above your head. Do this while heading in the direction the lure you snagged is at, until you pass to the opposite side, then start working your way back. Has worked very well for me.
or i'm sure most of you fellas have walked along the edge of the bank to the opposite side of the snag, on an open river or lake bank, pull's it in the opposite direction. seem's to work well also.
If snagged in a tree I reel the line in until i have six in. left over the branch my lure is stuck and jerk the lure over the branch
Post a Reply