Stringers

What is the best type of stringer to use while wading?

Snakes?

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Originally Posted by skeetbum

Snakes?

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:Rofl

:welcome to Crappie.com, RedWolfCrappie !!

I think what Skeet was doing, was asking if you had "snakes" and were concerned with them possibly trying to take fish off your stringer. In which case I would assume he'd advise you to have a "LONG" stringer. ;)

I don't do any wading, myself, but I would think that you would only have a choice between the string type and the metal locking hook type of stringer to choose from ... in which case I'd advise using the metal one. :twocents

Another option would be this floating fish basket just remember t tie up the bottom door as it will sometimes come open and loss your catch. I zip tied it and just use the top door opening.:twocents

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Berkley-1...asket/16880503

https://ll-us-i5.wal.co/asr/62e2be59...0&odnBg=FFFFFF

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

I, like Scrat, use a floating fish basket. It is much easier to drop a fish in the basket than to undo one of the hooks and then thread the hook through the gills and re-hook it. I have never lost a fish out of the bottom. I use mine when I am in my belly-boat, while wading and when I am in my 10' jon boat. I did whack mine with the outboard last fall so a new one is in order before spring gets here. I make sure I have a cooler full of ice in the truck so I can ice down the fish as soon as I get out of the water.

I just use a regular string type stringer... Take a file and put a v in the metal spike end to use for hook removal... Works pretty good

One of these on a long rope
https://www.amazon.com/Berkley-Gal-F...ng+fish+basket

Those baskets would be a pain to drag through the brush and thick cover wading