Fishing lure retrieving apparatus

摘要

There is disclosed a lure retriever for retrieving a lure on a fishing line, comprising a body, a lure release member mounted to the body and for releasing a snagged lure, and a friction drive system for engagement with the fishing line to advance the lure release member to a snagged lure. This has the advantage of preventing disengagement of the fishing line with the lure which would otherwise occur when the user simply pulls the fishing line. In addition to the foregoing advantage, the friction drive system provided on the apparatus, permits the apparatus to be drivable in a variety of either positive or negative inclinations. This circumvents the difficulties previously encountered in prior art arrangements.