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McIntoshes Rocks is one of the few places Canterbury salmon anglers are advised to use a net to land their fish when fishing from shore. One of these nets is also excellet to use when boat fishing as well. |
Salmon anglers fishing at Macintoshes Rocks, near the mouth of the Waimakariri River, need a net to land their fish. This is one of the few places where a net is essential. A 30 pound angry salmon cannot readily be tailed from the water by hand and lifted up onto the rocks.
A net is also needed here to safely release any fowl hooked salmon. Nets have to be big and strong like the one. This particular net the handle which slides down after pressing a button with your thumb. This makes the net smaller for easier transport to and from the river. A salmon landing net need to be made from heavy gauge alloy tube or it will bend when you try to lift a heavy salmon from the water.
A quality net like this one is a good investment as it can also be used when boat fishing for salmon. Releasing a foul hooked salmon at McIntoshes Rocks with the aid of a net like this one.
You might also be interested in what salmon eat at sea? History of salmon fishing in the Waitaki River and Line of Salmon Anglers at the Rangitata River. Read about Otago Harbour Salmon Fishing. Learn how to fix that annoying leak in your aders. Fishing with white salmon lures. Much depends on the speed at which you wind in your zed spinners. Still keen? Take a look at super salmon spinners, even more about salmon zed spinners. Salmon ticers designed for long distance casting (also called weight-forward hex wobblers).
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