I saw a retriever at the banquet that was a large weight with a rope attached. I've seen a similar retriver on another website and I think this would work for me more than the Frabill one because I have such a small boat. What is the theory behind this thing? I'm having a hard time understanding how it works.
The retriever follows your line down to the bait (the wire guide on the right follows your line) , and either knocks the bait loose because the retriever's so heavy, or grabs onto it with its dulled hooks, or the lure's hooks get snagged by the chain on the retriever, and then you pull the retriever back up using the heavy cord it has attached to it. Somtimes you end up pulling up the snag, too.
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I've used a golf ball retriever for about 8 years now…works sweet! Mine is old school and collapses to 5', extends to 20' – and unlike the new ones it has an aluminum loop on the end that is not closed (meaning that you can hook it on your line and follow it down to your lure easily).
The older plastic-free ones like I have are common garage sale items – I think I paid 2 bucks. There are several newer ones out there now, but if you're crafty I'd suggest modifying the end –
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Unfortunately, I am the type that if I can build one I want to try. I tie my own leaders, make my own bucktails, built my bumpboard and am in the process of building a bait storage box out of Sintra. As easy as it would be to just buy one, I'm a slave to my need to build so I'll be heading to TSC tomorrow to buy parts to make my own.
Replace that carabiner with one of these:
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About $7 at West Marine for a SS one with a 450 lb breaking strength, or a galvanized one for $3.50 with a 1980 lb strength.
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