Nacsan Astro Riser Medium

Nacsan Astro Riser Medium

The Nacsan Astro Riser Medium is an innovative longline retrieval float designed to make recovering your longline easier, faster, and safer. Proudly Made in New Zealand, the Astro Riser is fitted to your longline backbone where it assists in lifting the line towards the surface during retrieval, helping reduce snagging on reefs, rocks, kelp, and other underwater obstacles.

Unlike conventional floats that suspend baits, the Astro Riser is engineered specifically to improve longline retrieval. As the backbone is hauled in, the riser generates buoyancy that helps lift sections of the line clear of the seabed. This reduces drag, minimises the risk of the backbone catching on structure, and makes retrieving heavy longlines significantly easier.

Manufactured from durable, high-buoyancy foam, the Astro Riser is built to withstand repeated use in harsh saltwater environments. Its streamlined shape creates minimal resistance while providing enough lift to assist the retrieval process without interfering with normal longline operation.

The Medium Astro Riser is suitable for recreational and commercial longline systems, including drone longlines and traditional set longlines. Whether you’re fishing over reefs, foul ground, shell beds, or uneven seabeds, it helps protect your gear while making retrieval more efficient.

Compact, lightweight, and easy to install, the Nacsan Astro Riser is an excellent addition to any longline system where reducing snags and improving retrieval is a priority.

Features

• Designed to assist longline retrieval
• Medium size
• High-buoyancy foam construction
• Helps lift the backbone towards the surface
• Reduces snagging on underwater structure
• Streamlined design for minimal drag
• Durable saltwater construction
• Lightweight and reusable
• Easy to install on longline systems
• Made in New Zealand

Benefits

• Helps lift the backbone during retrieval.
• Reduces snagging on reefs, rocks, kelp, and foul ground.
• Makes recovering longlines easier.
• Helps minimise gear loss.
• Reduces strain when hauling longlines.
• Durable enough for repeated saltwater use.
• Quick and simple to install.
• Suitable for recreational and commercial longline fishing.

Ideal For

• Drone Longlining
• Set Longlining
• Coastal Longlining
• Offshore Longlining
• Snapper
• Kingfish
• Hapuka
• Bluenose
• Groper
• Sharks

Specifications

Why Choose the Nacsan Astro Riser Medium?

The Nacsan Astro Riser Medium is a simple but highly effective accessory that helps protect your longline investment. By lifting the backbone towards the surface during retrieval, it reduces the likelihood of snagging on underwater structure, making recovery smoother, faster, and less physically demanding.

Whether you’re setting a drone longline beyond the breakers or retrieving a traditional longline over reef and foul ground, the Nacsan Astro Riser Medium helps minimise snags, protect your gear, and improve the efficiency of every retrieval.