The Easy Way to Release a Snag -- Troutbitten Tips 

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Snags happen. I’ve fished with people who see every hang up as a failure - every lost fly as a mistake. But inevitably, that mindset breeds an overcautious angler, too careful and just hoping for some good luck.
Hang ups are not a failure. For a good angler, they're a calculated risk - an occasional consequence after assessing probability against skill, opportunity against loss. We all hang up the fly sometimes. So what.
Now let’s talk about how to pop that underwater snag loose . . .
-- Don't Drive It Home
-- Get It On the Backside
-- Don't Blow 'Em Up
-- Use the Push-Button Release
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