JC,

Thanks ... reading this week's article, I realize how many and often I must be doing really dumb things with some pretty expensive gear
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One thing we could touch on also is "how to net a fish".

Many will try to scoop up a fish, chasing after it like a child trying to net a butterfly.

IMHO, trying to scoop up a fish is one of the best ways to lose it. I prefer (on those occassions that I actually use a net) to hold the fish on a taught line, fish pointed upstream, ... the net will be submerged downstream of the fish.

When I let the pressure off of the line, the fish will turn and run INTO the net all by itself, head long.

How 'bout you, ... netting tactics ??


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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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[This message has been edited by fcch (edited 25 April 2005).]