I had a friend who showed me the slickest thing for landing fish. It's called a Landing Hand. it's basically just a square, open ended piece of landing net cloth with a band around the open end. You simply slip your hand into it and hold the fish. I try and keep the fish in the water too, and this thing gives you EXCELLENT grip on the fish. They just don't slip around. Works on bass, panfish and pike too. Cool thing and less than $20 at my local shop. Check it out.

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These are the idle thoughts that posses a man's mind when he's not able to fish.