Wizard Catmagnet, a new Energofish product development, from the Hungarian design table to implementation
In 2024, in our days, we can safely say that it is not easy to launch unique products on the market, this is due to the terrible information revolution and the various possibilities.
This factor also affects and threatens the fishing tackle industry, but whoever invests time and effort and digs into the depths of things can develop and improve. This is what Energofish Ltd. does continuously. Within the Energofish company, we are constantly developing and expanding the Wizard brand for solutions for predatory fish products and catching predatory fish. The professional team of our company also worked on improving this group in order to create a product that makes life easier for catfish fishermen and was not available anywhere on the market until now!
The time spent at the design table and the test phases have brought the fruits of the work and now catfish anglers can receive and use the Catmagnet product within the Wizard brand in their fishing, thus promoting their effectiveness during catfishing.
In addition to the fishing public, the Catmagnet product was evaluated by several international professional awards in the past year, as a result of which its uniqueness won the following awards:
Photo: Hungarian Design Award - The annual competition is evaluated by an international judging panel in two rounds, one of the most high-quality creations in each product category was the Catmagnet in 2022. In the photo, Nieto Ramón (designer) is the creator of Catmagnet with István Pál (CEO of Energofish Ltd.).
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But what is this product technically?
The idea of the Wizard Catmagnet product comes from the splicing method then, or as it is also known: the tearing method. 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.
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
Thinking about making the method easier, we came up with the idea of using magnets, to create a structure which we could replace the single-use monofilament with: thus CATMAGNET was born.
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.
We 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.
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.
We are extremely proud of the product, and it also received the patented product trademark. What's more, at the Efttex trade show, it won the DBNP category in addition on the Hungarian Design Award.
The Wizard products is distributed by:
Energofish Ltd.
https://energofish.com/product.php/Various-WIZARD-CATMAGNET-MAGNETIC-FIXING-ADAPTER-FOR-CATFISHING-ASSEMBLY/TTW/20795/
https://energofish.com/registration.php
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTv-hkd20qk
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