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Fast Tips
Waterfront Shopping
Gear at your feet
Timothy Kusherets
It doesn’t matter where you fish you’re going to find those snag
holes where fishermen lose a ton of gear. You know what they say. “If
you’re not fishing the snags, you’re not fishing the fish”.
It’s true, but did you also know that those same holes could be the mother
load of finding some great fishing gear? It’s true. You can do two favors
at one time, one for yourself and another for the rest of the fishermen who
fish the area.
Almost everywhere you fish you’ll find a log or boulder, and if it’s
close enough to get snagged in it’s close enough to throw out a rope and
anchor. The rope should be at least three-quarters of an inch think and the
weight doesn’t need to be heavier than five-pounds. Most of the time,
the anchor can have flukes on them, but it’s not really necessary. Tie
the rope to the anchor and throw it out past the snag and pull it in slowly.
When you meet resistance pull as hard as you can. If it doesn’t let go
then give it some slack and try it from a different angle. When the log, branch,
or boulder does come loose, pull it all the way out of the water. The bounty
usually is a huge “Blob” of fishing gear and line. Yes, it will
take some time to take apart, but the amount of found fishing gear makes it
worth the effort. Two things are accomplished by doing this. First, you get
a whole lot of fishing gear for free and you do your fellow angler a service
by getting that snag out of the water.
In time the snag will reestablish itself, but that’s something to worry
about for the next season. Salvage rights being what they are, the first person
to get the snag of fishing gear out of the water is the sole owner of the find.
It really works out for everyone and finding the snag is pretty darned easy
for any fisherman. The best fishing holes are going to have the largest snags
whether you fish fresh or saltwater environments. I call this the waterfront
shopping because you can do it at the same time you fish. Now what could be
better than that, aside from getting fish on the hook?
© Timothy Kusherets 2006/08
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