Abstract: A device for retrieving and grasping objects from swimming pools and other inaccessible places having a pair of pivotally connected jaws (8, 9) with gripping tips (11, 12) connected to an elongated shaft (4) by a common connector (41). The jaws are preferably maintained in a biased-opened position by a compression spring (22) or spring clip (25) mounted between an extension (15) and the common connector. A pull cord (5) attached to the extension is used to close the jaws. The handle (6) attached to the end of the pull cord aids in pulling the cord and locking the cord to the shaft by an open loop (18) on the handle so as to maintain the jaws in a closed position while retrieving an object. Material having a high coefficient of friction, such as abrasive material like sandpaper or gripping material like rubber, may be attached to the jaw tips or the surfaces of the loop of the handle touching the elongated shaft.