I am Ramón Nieto, passionate fisherman. I was about four or five years old when my grandfather taught me how to fish. I remember putting my first rods together with him piece by piece. We collected reeds for the body of the rod, then carved a wine cork for the body of the float. I will never forget how excited I was, looking at the water for hours.

Catfishing has its own beauty, beyond the catches

I was completely enchanted by the ritual of fishing. My love for fishing has remained the same until this day. I have mastered many methods and techniques over the years. About five years ago, on a winter day when the fishing equipment was resting, I started to watch online videos and DVDs on the subject. It was then when I first encountered the films of Ferenc Koós, specifically “The Mysteries of Catfish fishing” series.

The focus is on Koós catfish rods.

A fantastic image of these spieces revealed to me. I never thought that a fish could be so sophisticated and mysterious.

Such and larger catches make it worthwhile to fish for catfish.

Encouraged by these films, I decided to start catfish fishing the following year. During next spring, I visited the famous catfish camp of Ferenc Koós, where I could learn about the methods of catching this mysterious fish. I first came across the splicing method then, or as it is also known: the tearing method.

With the breakaway method, we can even moor to a buoy.

This method works by mooring the end rig, which is at the end of the main line, in the area to be fished with a line with a much lower strength than the breaking strength of the main line. This area can be a reed wall, a bush, a tree trunk, or a buoy, or even a weight placed on the bottom of the water, etc. The fishing rod stretched from the mooring is placed on the shore standing (it can be set prestreched or laid down, then prestreched with a heavier weight bite indicator). In the event of a bite, the tear line breaks and drilling of the fish begins.

The rod must be placed on the shore in a stable stand.

This method has a better chance of catching the fish because there will be a more direct connection between the end gear and the fishing rod than with other tension-free float or bottom methods.

Such crooked, wooded fishing spots hide the best habitat for catfish.

In the catfish camp, we pulled our baits in to 240-250 meters, tying of it required serious experience. I learned this method - which was new to me - quickly, but I thought it was a too complicated and complex process. While preparing for the next camp, I thought about how would it be possible to make the process easier and faster. Rebinding after a possible bite is much more difficult after dark, especially if the wind is blowing and the rain is falling too. In such cases, I didn't even go to retie, I rather waited for the sunrise.

It is also worth trying along reed walls.

Thinking about making the method easier, I came up with the idea of using magnets, to create a structure which I could replace the single-use monofilament with: thus CATMAGNET was born.

CATMAGNET was created to facilitate the chipping method.

The structure consists of two units, which are connected by a magnet. The white floating part can be fixed or running on the main line, and the other, blue component, contains the braid necessary for fastening, with which the structure can be attached to a landmark near the searched location. As a result of a bite, these two parts release and the fight with the fish can begin.

The structure consists of two units.

Thanks to the magnetic solution, the 2 parts are easy to handle.

I designed the CATMAGNET in a way that if we rotate the two parts on the top of each other, different magnetic connections can be created, thus we can replace tensile line of different strengths. The essential idea of the device is that we can completely replace the line used for tearing, which means we are not contaminating our environment with the remaining monofilaments. After the fight and re-baiting, we can practically re-arm our system with one movement.

Molded and reliable components guarantee durability.

On the smallest grade we can fish approximately 40-50 meters, where the strength of the magnets equals a 0.20-0.25 monofilament line, the middle grade is 200-250 meters - 0.25-0.30, and the strongest grade is a 0.30-0.35 monofiament and can be used at a distance of 400-500 meters or more.

3 levels can be adjusted by rotating the parts and it is also equipped with a reflector.

CATMAGNET consists of injection-moulded parts, which makes it a product intended for long-term use. The material itself is colored, so we don't have to worry about any paint wearing off. It is made of strong material that is completely resistant to trampling. Both of its parts float on the surface of the water, so we don't have to worry about it sinking if our rig breaks either. 4 light sticks can be snapped onto its surface, making it visible for those who want to track their movements in the dark - in addition, both CATMAGNET units are equipped with reflective foil, so you can easily find them in the dark even without using the chemical lights.

4 lighting cartridges can also be placed on the side of the Catmagnet.

Source:Nieto Ramón