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The author prefers a rubber net (top) to a cloth net (bottom)
since it is easier to remove hooks from the net and less harmful
to the fish.
Overhanging obstacles
Overhanging obstacles are the bane of angling existence.
Wade a trout stream and take note of the numerous lines
dangling from tree limbs and inaccessible brush. Not only is
this not good for the environment, but it can be costly, too.
The look of a defeat plagues this angler with another lost fishing
opportunity. Tangles and break-offs are frustrating but simply a
part of the sport.
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The best way to avoid catching streamside vegetation
is to practice your casting techniques. If fly fishing, learn
how to roll cast. If spinfishing, learn the flip and pitch. Both
methods can be perfected with practice before venturing to
the water.
Still, there are tricks for untangling when you make that
dreadful mistake. If you casted clean over a branch, take in
enough line to raise your bait slowly, engage a pendulumlike motion a few inches below the branch and quickly
swing the line back over using the lure's own momentum.
If you are hooked in softly, try employing a pop technique
by taking a tight handful of line out of the side of your
rod, snap your rod tip away sharply and let go of the line
simultaneously. This sudden tension release sometimes pops
the lure loose.
I have also unhooked flies with the guide tip of my
fly rod, which is risky, but effective. Otherwise, consider
training a squirrel to retrieve your lure for you, befriend the
tallest person in sight, or just grit your teeth, and let it go.
Underwater snags
One last point-I almost always wear waders, because
one never knows what lies beneath. If you catch bottom,
point your rod tip downward, walk upstream and hope the
reversal of pressure against the current will loosen your lure.
Otherwise, wade out and try to undo it with a long stick,
but only if it is safe and no one else is trying to fish the area.
This will surely put off the bite for some time, and you may
not want anyone witnessing your solo verbal rebuke for yet
another irritating tangle.
To free an underwater snag, point your rod tip downward and
walk upstream.
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