rod wrap crappie nets and poles

hey guys.

steve brown, the president of rod wrap, sent me an email last night about the question "does rod wrap make my rod float??". i will copy and paste his response. also he is coming out with a new line of nets for different type of fishermen. each net has rod wrap on the handle to make it easier to use, but he needs/wants our input to create and design the most useful nets for crappie fishermen. i will also send him a link to this thread so he can see all of our responses and input on what makes a great crappie net.

thanks in advance for you input and advice. steve is supporting us by sending us some stuff for our door prizes and i think it would be a really nice gesture to support him back by giving him our input.

thanks,

doc :)



P.S. we must have had over 100 customers tell us that the grip floated their rod long enough for them to get to it before it sank. The only claim I make is that they will not need the RodWrap to float the rod because it will not slip out of their hands.



Mark we are coming out with a new line of nets in two weeks, all made here in the USA. We would like to get your organization involved in the design of the Crappie net so that what we produce is exactly what you guys need and want. being a Bass and Trout guy I have no clue what works for Crappie. The nets will all come with a limited lifetime warranty, telescoping handles, all anodized aluminum, flotation, detachable baskets,with interchangeable frog gigs and push pole attachments, pre wrapped RodWrap handles and a measuring device on the extending part of the handle.



The first nets produced will be Bass then Salmon and if we can get your in put perhaps Crappie third.



Thanks again for your business and your help !!




Steve K. Brown President

here is my input on the net.

with so many of us using long jig poles, between 10 and 14 feet long, i think the perfect net would be a long handled net that you could reach out and scoop up a fish a little farther from the boat. the diameter of the net does not need to be huge, but big enough to handle a nice sized crappie. the lightger the better, since it will need to be a little longer. anyone else have any input?????

doc :)

It should DEFINETELY be made out of RUBBER! or at the least a wax coating to keep the hooks from getting hung up in them. I personally would prefer a smaller net than the 10 to 14 b/c of limited room in the boat. A telescoping model may be able to accomodate both ends of the spectrum.:twocents

Telescoping to 9 ft. light weight and a rubber net

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It should DEFINETELY be made out of RUBBER! or at the least a wax coating to keep the hooks from getting hung up in them. I personally would prefer a smaller net than the 10 to 14 b/c of limited room in the boat. A telescoping model may be able to accomodate both ends of the spectrum.:twocents

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i agree totally shadow. i wasn't meaning the net handle needed to be 10-14 foot long, just a little longer than a "normal" net so we could reach out a tad further. i agree on the rubber part. i have spent 30 minutes or more trying to remove a rat-l-trap from a net that was made of cord or something like that.

thanks for the input!!

doc :)

DO you have a link to this "Rod Wrap" product. Im curious. I currently like to use the Wilson Tennis racket wrap cushion grip things. I sure like those. Comfy. - As for a net...Ive been using that little folding Frabill from wal mart. I really like it. Light, shallow basket with a decent telescoping handle. And folds up and tucks away nicely. I strength tested it when I hung that 17lb catfish a couple months ago...did fine.. Handle could be a little longer...and like stated, it should be rubber. Although that really increases the weight at the basket.

Telescoping to 7 ft.... light weight and a rubber net....

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Originally Posted by Progator135

DO you have a link to this "Rod Wrap" product. Im curious. I currently like to use the Wilson Tennis racket wrap cushion grip things. I sure like those. Comfy. - As for a net...Ive been using that little folding Frabill from wal mart. I really like it. Light, shallow basket with a decent telescoping handle. And folds up and tucks away nicely. I strength tested it when I hung that 17lb catfish a couple months ago...did fine.. Handle could be a little longer...and like stated, it should be rubber. Although that really increases the weight at the basket.

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here are some pics of my rods wrapped with rod wrap. if you like the wilson tennis grip, you will love this product. i amfamilar with thetennis raquet wrap and this stuff ismuch finer.

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...psfda3225c.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps8c4146f5.jpg

theysaid Affordable. I was at bass pro looking at nets last sat. 80.00 bucks and still not what a crappie fisherman needs

Ditto on the rubber. The crank baits get buried in the cord type.