Topic: Removing Snags (Read 3330 times)

Robbie · « **on:** August 12, 2006, 12:35:29 AM »

I read on another forum about people in large jet boats being able to pull snags (I suppose logs and big chunks of concrete and whatnot) out of the river. How would one go about doing this? With an anchor? Seems kind of strange to me.

Fish Assassin · « **Reply #1 on:** August 12, 2006, 12:47:48 AM »

Grappling hooks.

Robbie · « **Reply #2 on:** August 12, 2006, 12:50:27 AM »

Thank you for the reply, but how do they pull them out? Tie a rope to the boat and drive away?

Gooey · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2006, 01:59:32 PM »

I had a buddy that had a 18 inch piece of 3/4 inch bar rod. He took a bunch of 1/8 rod stock and welded 40 or so hooks onto the bar. he had that attached to a 200lb test nylon rope and he would throw that out towards a snagg and then pull in what ever he could...his aim was to get thos big rats nest of line and betties - not to remove trees etc. It worked quite well.

bkk · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2006, 04:30:53 PM »

I would think that if your friend was removing "garbage, rats nest of old nets ect" from the river he will be fine. However if he is removing logs, wood and large rocks he would be breaking the law as all of those things are considerd by law to be fish habitat. Large woody debris is critically important on most streams and removing it just so you can have a nicer fishing run is very self serving. Best talk to the DFO Habitat people about this before he runs into trouble. Sounds like from your post he is not doing this but we all know how things like this work on the Fraser. Monkey see, monkey do,