My wonderful wife bought me a 'trout' net for my birthday. 24" length opening, 24" deep, and rubberized, knotless net with a 20" to 36" adjustable length handle. When fishing by myself, I find the longer handle quite convenient and not as much stress on my rod. Haven't snapped a tip yet (crossing fingers).
It was not what I was looking for so I cobbled together a couple of nets to make what I wanted. Since I fish from a boat a lot, the adjustable length handle was great but I prefer a shallower depth net (12" - 14") with large holed silicon netting (makes it easier to release the fly and the fish). For most trout I catch, up to 20", it works fine. If the trout is larger than that, it will just fill the net up, hanging out of both sides making for a better pic... LOL. I also prefer quick-release folding, aluminum handles over wood frames because they last longer. (Note: I do not take care of nets like I should).
What I ended up with, shown with handle in shorter configuration:
What do you prefer in a net configuration?
It was not what I was looking for so I cobbled together a couple of nets to make what I wanted. Since I fish from a boat a lot, the adjustable length handle was great but I prefer a shallower depth net (12" - 14") with large holed silicon netting (makes it easier to release the fly and the fish). For most trout I catch, up to 20", it works fine. If the trout is larger than that, it will just fill the net up, hanging out of both sides making for a better pic... LOL. I also prefer quick-release folding, aluminum handles over wood frames because they last longer. (Note: I do not take care of nets like I should).
What I ended up with, shown with handle in shorter configuration:
What do you prefer in a net configuration?
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