What the heck is this thing... maybe fishing related
Found it in the bottom of a tackle box I picked up at a yard sale this weekend A little over 3” wide, lead and heavy
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May 11, 2021, 05:08 PM
cas
Dog run trolley?
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May 11, 2021, 05:09 PM
sig77
It is plug knocker / lure retriever. You slip it over the fishing line when you are snagged, hung up up the bottom and it usually works and frees the lure.
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May 11, 2021, 05:09 PM
vinnybass
Lure retriever. Tie a line to the loop end & use it as sig77 said.
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May 11, 2021, 05:17 PM
ElKabong
That didn’t take long! Surprised I’ve never used one lol
Found a pic with original packaging online
I quit school in elementary because of recess.......too many games --Riff Raff--
May 11, 2021, 05:29 PM
jhe888
Yes, a lure retriever. There are many variants.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
May 11, 2021, 06:15 PM
Texas Bob C.
I could have used one a time or two.
May 11, 2021, 06:19 PM
YellowJacket
Yep plug knocker. Pretty cool and invaluable when fishing cover with a crankbait.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log.
May 11, 2021, 06:35 PM
Powers77
Put that in learned something new column. And I've done my share of fishing over the years.
May 11, 2021, 08:27 PM
cas
Funny, after the second post I went "Oh yeah, I've seen those before" lol.
May 11, 2021, 11:02 PM
mrapteam666
I have read about them but I don't think I ever saw one in the wild.
I think this is only the second time in all the years I have been lurking on Sigforum, that I could answer what the object in question is?
May 12, 2021, 09:37 AM
rusbro
"plug knocker" sounds like a slur of some sort
May 12, 2021, 10:02 AM
joel9507
Wish I'd known about this when I was doing a lot more fishing!
Here's a link to a YouTube video explaining how these (and others) are used:
