Method of retrieving fishing gear

A method of retrieving at least one marine article attached to a rope line and a marker buoy comprising:

• a) embedding a hook into said rope line at a point near said at least one marine article;
• b) placing said at least one marine article in water such that said marker buoy floats on a surface of said water to indicate a position of said at least one marine article;
• c) pulling up said market buoy and a portion of said rope line into a boat;
• d) tying off said rope line to a cleat on said boat;
• e) passing said rope line through an anchor ring attached to a second buoy;
• f) letting said second buoy float on said water;
• g) moving said boat away from said second buoy, thereby pulling said rope line and causing said at least one marine article to approach the surface of said water until said hook passes through said anchor ring;
• h) reversing the boat to allow the line to reversely pass through the anchor ring until the hook catches the anchor ring;
• i) retrieving the rope line as the boat returns to the second buoy;
• j) pulling said second buoy and rope line into said boat until the at least one marine article has been recovered.