The lure retriever is made from lead. The retriever has been designed with two key lure retrieving ideas in mind. The first principal is that of weight. The weight of the lure retriever, results in a 99% snag rate. In case this fails to work, a secondary principal has been implemented, that is the use of chain hanging from the base of lure retriever. If the lure is not freed from the snag by the weight of the device, then the chains will tangle themselves with the trebles on your lure and you can pull your lure free. This may result in a bent treble, but an intact lure with a bent treble is better than a 20-dollar lure at the bottom of a river or lake