Set Your Snagged Lures Free
Posted by Jason Sealock on Sat, Aug 07, 2010 @ 06:44 AM
We ran across a pretty neat little product at the Forrest Wood Cup outdoor expo yesterday. This product is billed as a better lure retriever. We thought it was worth a try and bought a couple to test.
The product is called the Freddies Set-Me-Free Lure Retriever. We talked with Freddie Meredith of Hot Springs, Ark., the lure retriever's creator. Basically it's a 2-ounce weight with a special sliding harness that you can keep in your pocket. Then when your crankbait gets hung on a piece of brush, you pass the line under the harness and around the weight. Then you put your rod high to build up speed and the weight shoots down the line to knock the bait free.
If that doesn't work you can pop your rod tip and it will jump and knock against the bait. Obviously it won't free it from everything like the dreaded fishing line, but I recently lost a custom painted Lucky Craft crankbait on a shallow flat. I would have liked to have a chance to get the bait back.
Check out their video and see for yourself. All we have for purchase information is an email: fandimeredith@cablelynx.com.