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How to retrieve a stuck lure at the bottom of the lake?

When retrieving a stuck lure at the bottom of the lake, there are a few methods you can try. In the first video by LakeForkGuy, he suggests plucking your line to back the hooks out of the snag. This can work if the lure is not too deeply lodged. Another method he mentions is using your rod to knock the lure out. To do this, you can grab your line and let the rod go down towards the snagged lure. By knocking the end of the bait, it can dislodge and come free. However, it's important to note that this method may not be suitable for expensive rods.

In the second video by Intuitive Angling With Randy Blaukat, he talks about using a specific lure to catch bass. He mentions running points with the lure and suggests fan casting around the point. Starting at a certain distance, like five feet, you can gradually increase the distance of your casts to cover more area. Once the lure hits the bottom, you can snap it off the bottom to create a darting action. This technique can entice bass to strike. He also mentions that you don't necessarily need advanced electronics like a live scope, but having a general idea of the water depth can be helpful.

In the third video by LakeForkGuy, he demonstrates fishing with a lure that is close to the bottom. He lightly jigs the lure and manages to catch a fish. He mentions that the fish are getting ready to spawn, so fishing close to the bottom can be effective. He also shows the presence of white bass in the area. To fish this way, you can let the lure go all the way to the bottom and then reel up just enough to keep it off the bottom. A short twitching motion with the wrist can create an enticing action. The key is to keep the lure at the same level and let it go right back down.

In the fourth video by Flukemaster, he discusses fishing with hard swimbaits. He mentions two different methods of retrieval. The first method is to fish the bait fast and make it do crazy movements to attract big bass. This method is effective when moving along and trying to get a reaction bite. The second method is to fish the bait slow and close to the bottom. This is typically done when fishing offshore on drops and humps. It's important to have a good lure retriever in case the bait gets snagged.

In the fifth video by TacticalBassin, they talk about fishing in clear water. They recommend using a 2.8 or 3-inch swimbait on a spinning rod with a light head. This can help determine if there are fish in the lake. They also mention using a spin head to add instability to the bait, which can attract smallmouth bass. When fishing in clear water, it's important to be aware of your boat positioning and wear polarized sunglasses to see the fish and their reactions.

Based on the information provided in the videos, the method for retrieving a stuck lure at the bottom of the lake can vary. Plucking the line or using your rod to knock the lure out are two possible methods. However, it's important to assess the situation and determine the best approach based on the specific circumstances. If the lure is deeply lodged or the situation is unclear, it would be helpful to provide more details for a more accurate answer.

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How to Unsnag Fishing Lures Trick by LakeForkGuy definitely a section Oh guys gonna get hung up like this a lot of times it's easier to just pluck your line sometimes that will back the hooks out of there but if it's less than your rod length you can also stick your rod down there I don't recommend doing this to a really nice rod but if you got a rod that you're not as concerned with you just grab your line and you let that rod go down there knock the end of the bait and it knocks it out so it's good a little trick when you're cranking save you some time from getting out a lure retriever and you know messing around with that thing various got it I just got one of those fish I saw on the graph just like a decent oh my god it's a giant no I missed it I lost it this mid-depth is you know I can get pretty close to the rocks I can also there's one right there got it got him that one was right on the rocks right on the rocks and it was just what I was talking about
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This Lure Catches Bass Better Than A Live Minnow by Intuitive Angling With Randy Blaukat model or the Levante either one and all I'm doing is running points with it now you don't have to have a live scope because you're on the bottom you don't have to have you don't even have to have any Electronics other than just to know how deep the water is but get out there on those main Lake points where you have the right type of visibility and just Fan cast all around the point and in size start out like five feet go to 10 15 20 25 hit the end of the points hit the side of the points throw it out there let the bait go to the bottom and once it hits the bottom just sort of snap it off the bottom let it go back down snap it off the bottom no don't really work it you know like a Shaky Head or something but you want to pop it pretty hard off the bottom to where at the darts maybe a foot off the bottom and then comes back down and most of the time probably 90 percent of the time you'll throw it out there and when you pop it like that the fish will just be there and you'll want to and the other 10 percent of the time is when the bait's falling back down you see your line tick and then you can set the hook on it but anyway guys what are you doing there
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Fishing the Perfect Lure to Match Bait by LakeForkGuy get bit so there's the fish I'll urge close to the bottom just lightly jigging it boom fatty getting ready to spawn Matt open that Live Well lid we got to get this puppy in here and there these things are coming coming through as well okay a little basketball here Oh three-pointer all right we got to get back down there we got to get Matt one of these little jiggers on to that's like eight fish all right guys back him up here I'm gonna I've caught like probably a dozen fish so far and there's some big white scum oh gosh guys look at this those are whites starting to come in white bass right there so let it go all the way to the bottom okay I'm gonna show Matt how to do this he's ever fished this way all right now reel up just to where it's like all right yeah just tight okay now I just want you to light like eight inches eight to 12 inches on the rod tip and just a one pump just one solid push up with the wrist there you go it's like a short twitch up all right reel up another crank or two just so it's just off the bottom a little bit okay imagine like you just wanted to stay at that same level and go right back down right back down and you can see Matt's that's jig that just came up right there
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How to Catch Bass When they're off Bottom (Spawn Search Lure) by LakeForkGuy just key and it's just stay in the zone and you'll actually see some some fish riding up high right here and you know there's some shad right there but interesting you just really have to pay attention to the electronics and see where those fish are and if I'm seeing them suspended especially the bait fish or just visually seeing shad like up towards the surface I immediately get out that jerk bait or a weightless soft plastic bait this has been really good too this week throwing a locker log twitching it at the surface showed you guys that in the last video I'm gonna make a few more casts with the jerk bait in the back of this Cove then I'm gonna flip it a little bit there's some good lay downs and then we'll keep moving oh my gosh get up guys my GoPro was rolling that was one of the coolest bites of the week fish eat it out of that tree ate my jig absolutely just swallowed it oh yeah that's a good one too that's a little better right there that's getting up two and three quarters look at that juicy jig y'all it's gone it's frickin car oh that's probably a piece of cover that wouldn't have been here a few days ago because all the rain but that right there this fish came up out of this brush this floating piece of brush it's not even
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Beginners Guide to Hard Swimbaits - Beginner Bass Fishing by Flukemaster that one fish to come up and bite it as i'm moving along and then once i get bit i may slow down a little bit but it's just to retrieve and stop and try to keep that weight on there and disturb the the surface of the water and you and you'd be amazed at how many times you can get a big bass to react to a bait that's doing crazy stuff it's awesome all right so the other way i fish it and i mainly do this offshore when i'm fishing uh drops and humps and things like that as i try to fish it slow and get it as close to the bottom as i can without getting snagged which reminds me if you're gonna fish with this thing and you're gonna fish it slow and and low as i call it you need to have a good uh lure retriever i'll leave a link the description of the one and the one that i use but anyway you've got to have a good lure retriever so you can get it unhung from things um but basically you just cast it out and like i said this one sinks about a foot a second so i count for every second it's one foot so i count down to about a foot shorter than where the where i think the bottom is and then i just slowly start reeling okay
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How To Catch Fish In Clear Water by TacticalBassin favorite baits down below in the video description but that right there guys if you want to see if there's fish in the lake that you're fishing put a 2.8 swim bait on there 2.8 size 3 inch sized swimbait on a little head like that on six eight pound test fired out there on a spinning rod long long casts and uh you'll see what is in your leg another another one that we love throwing that little guy right there that's actually on the same okushire head that's just the spin head you can see it just adds a little bit of unstability i guess would be the word it it destabilizes the bait and makes that little spark shad just have a lot of shimmy to it a lot of rock and uh that bait right there the small smallmouth love that bait especially on the great lakes and you know some of those fisheries that we fish up north you're looking at bottom and 30 plus feet and you're seeing the fish avoid you you know it can be frustrating to say the least when you see a fish they've already seen you most of the time you fire out to them and you see them avoid your bait and you're like time to pack up and go somewhere else so be cognizant of your boat positioning make sure you're wearing polarized sunglasses so you're looking in the water and a lot of times

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