Patent ID: 7246462

Claim:
A lure retriever for recovering a fishing lure snagged under water and connected via a front lure mounting fixture and an inclined fishing line of limited tensile strength to a fisher person above water, the retriever comprising an elongated body having a density greater than water, said body having an upper end with a rounded central neck suited to engage the fishing line for supporting the body for sliding by gravity along the fishing line until being proximate the lure mounting fixture and snagged lure; a lower end spaced from the body upper end operable to cause the elongated retriever body to be oriented vertically when suspended on the fishing line; and spaced sides extending between the upper and lower ends defining an opening adjacent the underside of the central neck for the fishing line; a pair of hooks located on the body upper end and protruding transversely away from the rounded neck and having adjacent horizontally separated faces oriented to line up on opposite sides of the fishing line and to overlie opposite side portions of the line and lure mounting fixture; and means on said lower body end spaced from the neck for connecting a strong recovery cord suited upon being tensioned for rotating the retriever about the neck to a non-vertical orientation that causes the hooks to straddle and become secured relative to said lure mounting fixture and snagged lure, wherein tensioning said recovery cord with a force potentially greater than the limited capacity of the fishing line can provide retrieval of the snagged lure.