Abstract: An apparatus is set forth for the securement and retrieval of a fishing lure that is typically latched to an underwater environment. The apparatus includes an elongate housing formed with a first, elongate bore and a second intersecting tapered bore, wherein the second bore includes a spherical latching ball for latching the lure directed through the first bore. The housing includes a lock pin bore axially spaced from and parallel the first bore with a diametrically communicating slot mounted between the first bore, the lock pin bore, and an exterior wall of the housing to enable positioning of a fishing line within the first bore. The housing further includes a clip for securement of a retrieval line thereon apart from a fishing line. A modification of the invention includes the first bore and second bore of cylindrical configuration with resilient sleeves mounted within the bores.