Opinions on nets

[ScottP]

I had the Cabelas rectangular catch-release net for years, loved it, lost it somewhere along Falling Springs Creek in 2010 and haven't replaced it yet. Probably get one with a rubber mesh this time; I've seen some fairly inexpensive ones on EBay.

Regards,
Scott

[johnstoeckel]

I really like the MeasureNet -- http://www.themeasurenet.com/index.htm. Nothing fancy, but a good lightweight net at a very good price. Having the ability to measure fish right in the net bag is nice too. I'd suggest getting their rubber net as it's snags fewer hooks.

[clearwater]

Give a look see here;
http://www.sierra-nets.com/CMS-Sierr...-Nets-for-Sale

[CoachBob]

Go to cabelas.com and put in "Cabela's Wooden Boat Net"
This is a "guide" net with a 4' long handle.
Here's why you should get it.
#1 -- Guides use them for a reason, they work well and it's not as cumbersome as you might think.
#2 -- It's $69.99
#3 -- It's not as cumbersome as you might think. You stick it through your wading belt (you should be wearing one) and let it lay flat against your back.
#4 -- It has a large hoop for easy netting
#5 -- It has a rubber net for less fish damage and virtually no flies caught in the net
#7 -- It's not as cumbersome as you might think
#8 -- It makes netting easier because you don't have to have the fish in so close to you

You want to take the eyelet off the end of the handle because you don't need it.

And...it's not as cumbersome as you might think.

[Buddy Sanders]

So, Coach.....

Don't you think that a 4 foot long net would be a bit cumbersome?

.

Sorry, had to do it.

Buddy

[JohnScott]

...Don't you think that a 4 foot long net would be a bit cumbersome?....Buddy

One thing is for sure - any net is more cumbersome than no net !!

John

[ducksterman]

You can get just the nets....different sizes....from measure nets and add them as I did to an old tennis racket...or to a larger aluminum net frame for float tubing.

[RALMD11]

Thanks for all of the replies. Cabelas seems to actually have fairly decent prices on nets. I'm going to keep my eye out this weekend at the Virginia Fly Fishing Festival for a net as well.

[ScottP]

One thing is for sure - any net is more cumbersome than no net !!

John

Funny, I don't even notice mine is there; sadly, I didn't notice it wasn't there.

Regards,
Scott

[JohnScott]

I ran into a few situations this past summer where I thought a net would have been an asset. So I bought one. And used it a few times. After well over a thousand days trout fishing moving water without a net, the net was always noticeable, was always cumbersome, and was always in the way - a real pain in the asset.

Considering some of the places I fish, the streamside rock and foliage conditions, and the forest and bushwacking conditions going to and coming from the water, the thought of a 4' long handle plus the length of the net makes me shudder. An injury, and perhaps a catastrophy, in the making.

I'm sure a lot of folks fish places where carrying something like that around makes sense and works for them, not against them. And for many, if not most, perhaps nets make for a quicker, cleaner catch and release. For me, they are a bother and a hindrance and result in a less quick and clean landing and release.

John