I use jigging spoons a lot in deep brush piles and if the spoon won't knock itself loose I use the BPS knocker.  Most of the time I win.

I'm mostly a pond fisherman, fishing from the bank or small boat.  I also like to fish in trees.

 

I use a telescopic lure retriever and it has paid for itself.

 

I also occasionally use a long tree trimmer to hook around branches and pull them to me so I can unhook the snagged lure.  Sometimes pruning is needed too.

 

On 1/3/2020 at 4:20 PM, Smells like fish said:

and cast from the shore.

Plug knockers will not work from  shore .