I've climbed a tree for a Whopper Plopper so there's that.

 

49 dollars and 99 cents

What is the water temp?

 

If my plug knocker doesn't work, it would have to be one of my out of production wiggle warts to make me consider it.

Price isn't a factor.  Depends on how well the lure is working, is anything else working, do I have more, can I get more, how bad I'm out fishing my friend, and if I don't will  my friend will go swimming.

I went wading for a KVD jerkbait in 50 degree water because it was working and the only one I had with me.

I’ll never own a lure so expensive that I’d dive in the water to retrieve it.

Just now, Scott F said:

I’ll never own a lure so expensive that I’d dive in the water to retrieve it.

Ditto

 

 

 

 

Mike

Umm...I dove into 6 feet.of water to get a 3 dollar spinnerbait once.  I really liked that one

Nope. Not going to do it. 

Last year I fished a private lake that my family has property on, wrapped a whopper plopper 90 into a neighbors tree that had branches diving into the water. 

 

It was the 4th of July and I was not having it.

 

Out came the underwater and the shirt came off. 

 

You know where this is going ..

53 minutes ago, newriverfisherman1953 said:

Nope. Not going to do it. 

When I was a kid I swam in rivers for fun and still swim in lakes to this day so it's no different lol

Simple for me to decide, I just ask myself; Is it worth my life?

Seriously, I carry two different style lure retrievers. If I can't get it back with one of them, it wasn't meant to be.

1 minute ago, Glaucus said:

When I was a kid I swam in rivers for fun and still swim in lakes to this day so it's no different lol

I do this all the time, especially in the summer, some days it's good to cool off especially after a tough bite, gets the blood and mind flowing again lol 

Priceless other wise it’s the cost of doing business. If the lure retriever doesn’t get it the snag gets to keep it. 

If I can see the snag, I'm going in. If not, see ya later lure. I carry a pair of goggles with me usually.

I am a strong swimmer and I will not go swimming after a lure. There are other ways to retrieve a lure that are safer. 

If it's that expensive, I only cast it in shallow water. 

 

Cheap lures get casted into the trees. 

If I can't stand in the water, use lure retriever, or do the thing that I think is a sin, (use a rod tip to jostle it loose), I will leave it.  I'm not swimming or diving for a lure, I've waded for a vision 110 or jackall blade.bade I'm fond of, but NOT DIVING OR SWIMMING FOR ONE.

Use the tree limbs as an indicator. 

 

Lower limbs " reachable " get the 110's , swimbaits ,the expensive stuff. 

 

Higher limbs " unreachable " get the Walmart lures and anything in the tackle box worth eliminating. 

 

Deep water snags with exposed hooks is very effective in controlling inventory. 

 

Truthfully though, 

If I can't see the lure and any attempt to free it fails, it simply gets broken off and I move on.

 

 

I've lost more MB 110's than I really want to think about. Not once did getting in the water to retrieve one cross my mind.

I've waded in up to my waste before for a snagged crankbait in the summer. If the water is under about 65 or is any deeper than I just mentioned...well then I will order a new one from tackle warehouse. I'm not gonna swim down,get hooked on a snag and drown myself. I don't give a crap how pricey the bait is.

I swam for a Triple Trout once. It wasn't even mine, I'm just a really good friend and my buddy was scared to swim in the pond because it had big snapping turtles. I told him not to do something stupid like fishing a >$50 bait in a pond again.

Where I fish, your not allowed to enter the water. I once had a 8" Hudd fly off my line, didn't even think about trying to get it back.

5 hours ago, Bird said:

Use the tree limbs as an indicator. 

 

Lower limbs " reachable " get the 110's , swimbaits ,the expensive stuff. 

 

Higher limbs " unreachable " get the Walmart lures and anything in the tackle box worth eliminating. 

 

Deep water snags with exposed hooks is very effective in controlling inventory. 

 

Truthfully though, 

If I can't see the lure and any attempt to free it fails, it simply gets broken off and I move on.

 

 

same here