"Ernie" wrote in news:bDv_b.16472
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That's the way I do it too. If it is wrapped you can jiggle the
rod and this may free it. I had a little J shaped blade which
had a string attached. You put the bottom in your tip top,
extended it to the offending branch and hooked the blade over the
branch, removed your rod and pulled the string. They used to
have neat little gadgets which you can't find any more.


Is your J shaped blade used for cutting anything?

A wire coat-hanger cut and bent to shape will do as a twig grabber.

Steve (who's likely to end up with _two_ things snagged ;-)