How to free a snagged fishing hook in a river (Genie in a bottle trick)

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How to free a snagged fishing hook in a river (Genie in a bottle trick)

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How to UN SNAG your fishing tackle. Learn how to avoid loosing anymore fishing gear with this cool simple trick. Free your snagged fishing hook every time and never loose a hook again. Captain Quinn demonstrates this thrifty fishing trick in this short fishing quick tip series.
Captain Quinn Quick Tip #1
How to free a snagged hook or weight with the "Genie in Bottle" technique. Watch as Captain Quinn demonstrates how to use a 2 litre pop bottle as a very useful tool for freeing snagged fishing tackle while fishing in moving water such as rivers.
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@TheCaptainQuinn 7 жыл бұрын

Hello All, Thank you for the great response to this video. I wanted to write a short comment to let you know that Erich Dusdal, the man who deserves sole credit for the genie in a bottle concept, left this world last night at the age of 92. A veteran of WWII and a consummate outdoors-man, Erich could often be seen deploying his "genie in a bottle". His claim was that he could bar fish all year and loose only 2 or 3 weights, compared to the dozens that are typically lost by bar fishermen. When Erich's family learned the video had been viewed nearly 400 000 times, they were blown away. Thank you Erich, and God Speed!!

@outlawoutdoorsoregon6553 7 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear. Loved the video, definitely using this in our spot on the Columbia River in Oregon. When fishing there we use 6-8 oz weights and pretty much 1/2 the time you lose your weight because of break off. Thank you and Erich for the great advice.

@carsonking5549 7 жыл бұрын

RIP Erich and thank you for this trick, I can't wait to try it out and amaze my freinds. You'll live on through this piece of genius, Heath Robinson would be proud.

@cr4zygoose201 7 жыл бұрын

ComocosonoEWL we use a similar technique in texas involving a bowling ball and a howitzer !

@David-jp1cg 7 жыл бұрын

Captain Quinn nice trick Quinny

@TheThetechnician 7 жыл бұрын

Well said mate, greetings from South Australia, check out some of my videos "Jowdie the Australian Kelpie " will get you there

@idrinkchocomil 7 жыл бұрын

i use to just yank on my fishing pole till my line snaps or i bring up some "treasure" from the lakes dephts

@ShawnKemp37 4 жыл бұрын

Lol just did this today

@weirdviews6113 4 жыл бұрын

@The King Family task failed successfully

@ricardovazquezIsDumb 3 жыл бұрын

Same LMAO

@lacenuken3998 3 жыл бұрын

Did this today . Got my son to walk out and follow the line . He looked down and saw lodged between a rock cemented into the sand .

@Bren008 3 жыл бұрын

@The King Family man I hate loosing bobbers

@seljak2416 7 жыл бұрын

2:12 the fish is like: weeeeee look at me

@christianhernandez6291 8 жыл бұрын

anyone else see that fish at 206

@notnedmac8897 8 жыл бұрын

Trout jump

@bhick3572 8 жыл бұрын

Its a pink salmon

@maxinvanovo 7 жыл бұрын

Your course doeesn't work at me to get Fishing Hook, neverthelеss i found a greater onee generator. twitter.com/c9943909e12ba9eb1/status/779268462791106560 How to free aa snagged fishing hook in a rivеr Genieeee in a bоttle trick

@PatriotCoinRings 7 жыл бұрын

Yea, I was just going to comment on it. I saw it @2:10 and was wondering what that was. What river / state was the video taken at +Captain Quinn ?

@joeymcewen3067 7 жыл бұрын

Christian Hernandez yup

@CatchEmAllFishingZakCatchEm 7 жыл бұрын

now I have no hook and no bottle of water....thanks bro 😐

@jtswonderland3931 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@mohamedeloutmani4807 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@jenny01317 2 жыл бұрын

You must have forgotten the 3rd step: rub the bottle for good luck!

@pdoug54 8 жыл бұрын

Looked like a great tip so I decided to try it, but by the time I drank the bottle half empty I was so smashed I fell in the freakin river anyway :D

@parallelburrito 7 жыл бұрын

Word of caution. Bottle can't be hard liquor.

@ryandawson4556 7 жыл бұрын

pdoug54 p I

@ryandawson4556 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@ryandawson4556 7 жыл бұрын

yeah hj

@artymunoz5060 4 жыл бұрын

“So as you can see.... I’m snagged up here... like an idiot” Damn it. I’m a 100 time idiot 🤦‍♂️

@mikemower1939 7 жыл бұрын

Most expensive lure i ever baught i snagged it on the 1st cast. Spent ten minutes but worked it free. Ill have to remember this trick, Captain.

@viperdemonz-jenkins 7 жыл бұрын

lost a rapalla floater on a snag snagged there at same spot 5 times then snagged one I could not retrieve, at least I pulled out 25 or so rainbows with lure before I lost it. 3 of them 14 inches or bigger.

@Pepesilvia750 7 жыл бұрын

Cool trick! For recovering your bottle in case this trick doesnt work, just tie a second line to the bottle to reel it back on shore! It could even have greater chance to succeed if you have 2 reel/2 persons working that snag hook in different angle

@MaxwellBenson80 6 жыл бұрын

Videos like this are why i love the sport of fishing. Sharing knowledge learned from others is epic. Great video, keep them coming!

@merc661 8 жыл бұрын

you could flip the bail and throw the bottle past your lure then wind in really quick to pressure the lure from the other direction

@keranzhuo2640 11 ай бұрын

Rod/reel combo with fishing kit as an emergency setup kzfaq.infoUgkxntWMOZsO1Zfv-pdn_XuffEtNkTYAYu4Z recommend but started to use this every day. The rod is thick and seems durable. I keep it neatly tucked into a regular backpack all the time with my fishing gear, and can grab it anytime, put it on my back and go anywhere. I just read in another review that the rod length below the reel is adjustable as well, so I will try that too for even more portability. Probably the best setup I've ever owned. I lost the cap for the eyelets, but no big deal since I still have the black cloth sheath that came for the pole and I use that. Very portable and high quality.

@TheAwsomeKilaShow 8 жыл бұрын

If it looks stupid but works, it ain't stupid.

@PassTheSnails 4 жыл бұрын

I can keep my pants up by hammering nails into my pelvis but that’s fucking stupid

@robertchillcott7669 6 жыл бұрын

This is a very good tip for bank fisherman who fish where there is current, anyone who has lost a lot of terminal tackle in a river knows the struggle and aggravation of getting snagged and breaking off their line

@STEVEyoooo 4 жыл бұрын

This works! I was in the ideal position to test this on the river. I used a power clip instead of a snap swivel. I also used a 1 liter iced tea bottle. Works like a charm

@elblitzb 6 жыл бұрын

Dude...y saw this video before my vacations and my favorite spoon got stuck in an underwater log in the middle of a fast river. I did this and my favorite spoon was saved. Thanks mate...a lot

@angelcintron2122 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you for sharing this trick. I've lost several lures and sinkers. Now I know how to retrieve my tackle. Thanks...!

@Shurmash 4 жыл бұрын

You can use a heavy sinker attached with a snap swivel as a lure knocker also.

@dannyhawks6179 6 жыл бұрын

I have tried this trick with a bottle in the Salt River here in Shepherdsville Kentucky. It does work, there is so many down trees and debris in the river it's hard to keep their line from getting hung up

@archerqueen516 2 жыл бұрын

Really it works I tried many times. Before watching this video I use to cut my fishing line when it snagged. Thank you.

@johnhutchinson6909 Жыл бұрын

I've donated more than I'll ever admit in tackle so I'ma for sure try this one and it's awesome to see I'm not the only one

@zonadepesca7259 7 жыл бұрын

thanks! is a good idea! No more lost fishing lure! I say hello from Costa Rica!

@sealifett8395 5 жыл бұрын

I usually swim out and pull the snag...works everytime

@dustinwilkerson5406 3 жыл бұрын

You would probably die doing that we’re I fish

@TMPKNSS Жыл бұрын

Thanks Capt!🎉🎉🎉I've saved several lure from their watery grave by using your Genie float trick. You're the best!

@nicolegentry1845 4 жыл бұрын

I did a search in KZfaq for "how to get your hook unstuck from a rock when fishing". Thinking I wouldn't find anything your video came up. Genius 😁. Now I won't have to change locations I go because of snags!

@YourMOM131415 7 жыл бұрын

I have applied this technique on piers and docks in north cal bay area!!! works great feels so good not to lose your gear to the water gods

@cliffordfarley30 5 жыл бұрын

I do a version of that by letting a lot of line out, and then in one motion, quickly flipping the bail closed, keeping the rod tip close to the water to keep as much resistance on the line as possible, (works much better fly fishing), and ripping the rod away from the direction of the snag. Same concept as Capt Quinn. Quinn’s method is very smart and realistic, sadly because of all the trash that gets thrown a long the shore by other idiots. Great video, great idea. Keep it going Captain

@luster5497 8 ай бұрын

So that’s how I’ve got a couple lure out by accident. I’ll leave to grab a rig out the truck, but setting the rod down for a 1minute sometimes do the trick.

@ScottSpeedPro 7 жыл бұрын

That is pure genius...thank you Captain and Erich Dusdal!!

@coreycarl3536 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I will be saving some money this year fishing my local river with this genie in a bottle trick

@mladenlazic100 9 жыл бұрын

Simply things is genial things! Clever, cheep and easy. Thank you!

@antoncolbo 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome tip! Thanks. If you have a second rod/line on a lake or stillwater you could probably do the same type of trick and use the second line attached with a swivel to the snagged line and walk the second line around/along the shore and try freeing up the snagged line.

@wayneblanchard4347 6 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable backdrop. The mountains were amazing. First video.

@Mysteryskatin 8 жыл бұрын

If it doesn't work you basically just threw trash in the river though.

@cantbuyrespect 7 жыл бұрын

which you were already doing with leaving the lure in the water.

@Grizzly420M 7 жыл бұрын

cantbuyrespect ya the hook will probably hurt a fish easier than a closed bottle

@ac.7724 7 жыл бұрын

Doesn't it reel back in?

@timmyt8983 7 жыл бұрын

if your line snaps then yeah, the bottle is gone, but just tie an extra line on the swivel so that doesn't happen, then if your line breaks, you can still pull the bottle in.

@JavierFernandez01 7 жыл бұрын

Mysteryskatin yea I was thinking that. but a bottle gets picked up. a hook gets someone's foot.

@vicentesanchez6656 9 жыл бұрын

Hey captain quinn your videos are badass this videos awesome definitely going to keep this in mind whenever I snag up in the rivers over here in Oregon

@bungarmy7201 Жыл бұрын

2:12 You had company! Thanks for this tip!

@nightmirgaming3008 9 ай бұрын

Wow im gonna try it it looks so cool never thought about that

@scottsanderson8855 7 жыл бұрын

nice trick and shot of fish jumping!

@gr8wh8orca53 4 ай бұрын

"I do not want to donate any more money to the river this year" 😂😂😂

@manishsarkar4435 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice tecnique, and i got result after using. Thanks for tricks.

@timothygilmore3053 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip. I will use it today on neches.

@MrKokemachine 3 жыл бұрын

That's a brilliant idea. Next time that happens to me I'll give it a shot.

@BradGryphonn 6 жыл бұрын

This works much like the way we release snagged reef anchors over here in Australia. Good idea and I may well use it next time I'm snagged.

@tohairylittlewomen 6 жыл бұрын

The best fishing tip I have ever had, thank you very much.

@IWillNOtBeSilencedAgain 9 жыл бұрын

because of the flooding rains in Oklahoma, this trick MAY work as well on our lakes since there's a good current in them now.

@zacharykendrick2957 9 жыл бұрын

gw197234 I know exactly what your talking about. Where are you abouts at?

@IWillNOtBeSilencedAgain 9 жыл бұрын

zachary Kendrick In OKC. you?

@zacharykendrick2957 9 жыл бұрын

gw197234 Broken Bow. Mccurtain county. It was horribly glad it's it is over tho it did mess up our river quite a bit.

@GillBearToe 7 жыл бұрын

zachary Kendrick I love broken bow

@garick 28 күн бұрын

This trick earned you a new subscriber

@marypoppins9596 7 жыл бұрын

I tried this last Sunday or yesterday whatever but it didn't work I would assume it was because the river wasn't moving very fast so it didn't have enough force but great idea and I will keep trying it everytime I'm hung up

@streetstarr4020 7 жыл бұрын

How cool and simple! Definitely have to try next time I get snagged. Any suggestions for snags without a current?

@hansoogi Жыл бұрын

Heavy metal ball weight with swivel on line launched down line with some force will shove the lure.

@grosmene 4 жыл бұрын

can't wait to get stuck again juste to try it out!

@VenomGamingX 10 жыл бұрын

Huge carp just surfaces 2:14

@masonakeo1323 10 жыл бұрын

it was a pink salmon

@narnesia 9 жыл бұрын

Mason Akeo It was a Duck

@TheCaptainQuinn 9 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahah-great guesses everyone but Mason Akeo is right is was a pink salmon :)

@VenomGamingX 8 жыл бұрын

It was a unicorn

@scaryterry463 8 жыл бұрын

It was aquaman.

@ToastedFanArt 6 жыл бұрын

The wink in the animation was perfect

@scottgrizzle5879 8 жыл бұрын

that's a very cool trick,although it may not work every time , I can see the that would work over half the time at least.very clever.

@DylanOng-bx8vv Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much man i got back most of my hooks with this method

@electricheart3493 3 жыл бұрын

This guy deserves to be subscribed to.

@3runjosh 8 ай бұрын

that is great! I would actually rig up a bottle like that permanently and just store it in my bucket

@Clarkstar_Writes 2 жыл бұрын

Captin Quinn, this is absolutely brilliant! Here in North Carolina we regularly fish Lake Jordan B Dam, which is treacherous for consumption of fish 🎣 lures, expensive jigs, weighs, hooks🪝 live bait-you name it-the Leviathan of Jordan Dam eats it. Your informative video is absolutely brilliant and will definitely be put to great us. I yee Captin Quinn, continue with the awesome content and you’ve definitely earned the loyalty of The Clarkstars. “oh Captin my Captain” THANKS Michael Clarkstar

@DC-iu2eh 3 жыл бұрын

This is way better than swimming down to the snag lol. Ill be trying this

@RNSivan 7 жыл бұрын

this actually helped me tonight thank you

@Lsss9067 3 жыл бұрын

That was a quality idea . RIP Erich .

@garyvancollins6762 6 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty slick! Good vid.

@ToolforOffice 3 жыл бұрын

Genius in a bottle. Good shit!

@shawngadwa269 7 жыл бұрын

I keep my fishing lures tight! Thanks to this video, I never loose them.

@lakepogue8140 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome tip . I have lost a few of my really good lures bc I was hung up on something. This will definitely help to save me some money

@nazarultahir6385 8 жыл бұрын

Good one captain..!!! Thxs a lot.. definitely will give it a try

@Elder-tn1lr 6 жыл бұрын

What id do with crankbaits is id cut the split rings and tie the hooks on with weaker line than the main line. This way if i get a snag ill just loose the hooks. Now with a jig id cut the actual hook right before the bend or up a little ways before the bend. Then id drill two small holes at an angle into the back of the jig head. This way i can use the stick of the old hook and the hole to tie and secure a new hook. Now with just normal bait hooks id score the hook at the bend. This way my hooks have lb test. How deep you have to cut really depends. I trust you, youll never loose a lure this way

@rickwu6005 Жыл бұрын

captain quinn is captain genius

@thomasriley4053 7 жыл бұрын

that's the single best thing I have ever seen in my whole life !

@jasmijnariel 4 жыл бұрын

The best thing was the porn movie "lord of the strings" i guess?

@wendalwilliams9445 8 жыл бұрын

I will do this and always carry a bottle with water! good tip

@josephtruesdale7985 3 жыл бұрын

This video intro kicked my d in the dirt, I’ve been laughing about this video intro for hours. “As you can see, I’m snagged up here.... like an idiot!” Lol

@TomStannettshortlegs 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the short video. Not an idiot mate as you don't know what on the riverbed . Live other viewers so nice to see the fish in the foreground do a roll for the camera.

@juan42042 7 жыл бұрын

interesting I think I will have to give this a try the next time I get a snag in the river

@aceituno2y3 7 жыл бұрын

Great tip! Some spearfishermen use a similar trick to force a big fish to exit from a cave, once the fish has been speared.

@m.mcnultz5136 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks 35 year old Spicoli. Seriously though, good tip.

@joshuasnyderoffgridadventu1532 7 жыл бұрын

That was awsome Ive lost so much lead and gear at my favorite fishing spot that ive been fishing for 5+ years now I will be trying this trick tonight when I go catfishing but I wonder if it will work when I have a fish on the line? Alot of times Ill hook into a catfish and they will swim up under a rock or ledge and I cant pull them out.

@lancehoward1802 6 жыл бұрын

Lol yeah cats do that every time almost. I always try to keep reeling just to attempt to keep them from eyeing out a crack in the rocks. Sometime get lucky if they do and trip the line loose then wait them out.

@paulroberts7400 2 жыл бұрын

I like the guest appearance at 2.13

@TheZachatree 7 жыл бұрын

So what I do, is let line out so it makes a big arc then give it a yank the opposite direction and it frees it up. This works even better if you fish your lures from down stream up as it will always get snagged on the down stream side. No bottle needed.

@sandmansimms5704 2 жыл бұрын

before you yank do you flip the lever to put resistance back on the line?

@ARCSTREAMS 2 жыл бұрын

you had me at "maybe it's pop maybe it's something else"

@kbzonmarko 8 жыл бұрын

Nice! nice trick, Dolph Ziggler brother XD

@22jimmyk 4 жыл бұрын

Open the bail arm first let line down river then pull sharply and you pull from the same angle as with the bottle.

@Goshdeum 6 жыл бұрын

Cool I'm definitely to use this fishing the California aqueduct. Thanks. Got my sub for sure.

@MegaNafo 6 жыл бұрын

good trick , thanks , if you know any trick for lakes , please upload it , I lost lots of spoons because of snags

@wiggledig7837 5 жыл бұрын

I flip the bail and let the current pull about 30 feet of line out then reel and jerk the line it works most of the time

@schymark4216 8 жыл бұрын

Capt.Quin!! That was something.......

@jasonmendoza824 5 жыл бұрын

Lol the fish stole the show!!😂🤣🤣

@colinthiel1283 2 жыл бұрын

Bonus tip: attach a second line to the bottle so you can pull it back in if it doesn't work! Don't litter guys

@herptangent1304 7 жыл бұрын

If you don't have a bottle or want to risk polluting, you could just wrap the line around a gnarly piece of wood and apply the same technique.

@BrosephRussell 7 жыл бұрын

Cool idea. That was freaking cool seeing a fish jump at 2:11

@Yodiluka 6 жыл бұрын

2:10 he missed it!

@activeangling8720 10 жыл бұрын

fish shows himself at 2 min 13 seconds

@Came42 7 жыл бұрын

2:13*

@SFPD 7 жыл бұрын

FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@andreiocneanu7788 6 жыл бұрын

Yep. It worked the first time. But the 2nd time the line snapped and I lost both the bottle and the lure. As it was my only bottle, I then kept losing lures... so, yeah, kinda works!

@BruniFamilyTV 5 жыл бұрын

That is a very clever idea.

@valterboucadachao7415 7 жыл бұрын

did you see the big fish at 2:15 ? tanks for the tip!!!

@justjustin7382 6 жыл бұрын

Genius for the Skeena

@jeek93 9 жыл бұрын

Great Tip! I will definitely try this. Does the line need to be above certain test lbs? Half-filled 2L bottle in fast moving water may be quite heavy.

@wilsonline90 7 жыл бұрын

intersting . hope I remember to try it out.

@seanearnest 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another informative video, Captain! How would you adapt this technique for retrieving a smaller lure in shallower/slower moving water - reduce bottle size? Thanks!

@jamescobrien 9 жыл бұрын

just wiggle the lure in between the rocks or whatever snag you are hooked onto until a fish bites it. then the fish will do the job of freeing your lure, unfortunately, this method takes an extreme amount of patience.

@kgspvgsp7569 Жыл бұрын

@@jamescobrienu will have to camp out for this, farm the land, and start a civilisation