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Was blessed to find some hungry crappie a couple of days ago. Netted 15 with a short handled net and was fishing with slip bobber on 11’ rod. Had some trouble due to limited quarters and lost 5 I could not get closer to the boat. Can someone chime in on benefits or issues with a long handled net?
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I have a Fabril fold up net that os telescopic. It works pretty well.
I fish usually by my self. Landing a fish is difficult when handling a 16 foot rod. I had a EGO 2 but the weight of it was hard to handle with one hand. I am now using a Jenco BIG T. I love it nice telescoping handle strong, the net don't keep hooks hung up. It has a bend at the front that helps to scoop up fish.
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Am I mistaken or did you get the Prox 300 net. If so did it not work out…Quote:
Originally Posted by dhaire
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I did the exact same thing.Quote:
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No sir, I had a standard net from Walmart. Works very well if I get the fish close to the boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alphahawk
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A light weight long handle with a PVC net will make fishing way more enjoyable. Many good options. I started with an ego reach. The net wore out and I modified it to hold a rubber ghost net. The handle quit sliding so I modified the net bracket to hold a expanding paint roller handle.
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I ran for the long handled net the other day when my wife was in a fight to the finish with some behemoth down under .
the net did us NO GOOD , the fish just didn't want to cooperate for the photo shoot and promptly snapped her line as I approached .
Now mind you this, some fish are smarter than others and it likely saw me coming and thunk this just ain't gunna end well if I don't get out of dodge NOW ! ......:Rofl
I use a jenko and absolutely love it! Can’t knock it at all
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When I push I use 16' poles and a 14' dip net. The only down side it is hard for 1 person to handle....When I single I use 10' or 12' and a 8' net...
I don’t fish out of the boat with long rods. But here is a short video about a 10 foot telescopic net that is insanely light. While I got a 4 foot net that serves me well my in the boat now the 10 footer sure comes in handy on the bank..the second video. I owned an EGO for years but it was heavy so it just hangs in the garage.
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Not a big fan of Jenco products BUT their above mentioned net is first rate ... really like mine
Wife and I usually fish from bank but once in awhile rent a pontoon. We will be at KY Lake in late Sept. and renting a pontoon for most of the week. in the past we have caught some fish that we thought we might not land but we always did, usually a catfish or a big ole drum. Have wondered about a net but gee we have so much gear the we pull in our little wagon I wondered if a net was worth the space the space it would take.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
Some I have seen at walmart has a plastic tab you flip over to open, that the plastic tab was broken. That looks to me like the weak spot that you need to watch out for, and lots of sunlight might not help it either.
Not a problem using thumb bar reels . get fish to boat hit release and let line slip till you can get fish into a regular net . Long handles are for two people fishing tournaments . jmo.
I messed up. I DID buy one of those a couple of years ago and had some difficulty extending the handle while holding rod with fighting crappie on it. I just dug it out of the bottom of my grab box and am going to practice with it some more. I will also have my standard short net with me. Thanks so much for the reminder. DennisQuote:
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we typically extend any collapsible nets that might be onboard when we hit the water , we have found it's typically to late to do it when the fish is on the line
rarely use nets especially with long poles, simply a matter of letting right amount of line out and lifting them up correctly and rarely if ever lose a fish. Do the Kevin Rogers method. I see folks struggling but it's always about not knowing right amount of line to release and I always use spinning reels. we will have one in the boat but it's mostly for when you hook up with a big cat or bass.
those long handled nets are mostly for two man tournment teams seems to me. JMHO
Concur and made that a standard prep event. Thanks for the confirmation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
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Definitely a good analysis. I was just in a position that I had to bring the fish to the back of the boat that has a 4 foot base so the longer net would have really helped. Certainly was a unique situation but a collapsible net with a longer reach does not take up much room on my boat so I now carry it as well as my standard short one. Good insight and appreciate the comment. DennisQuote:
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I got a two piece paint pole that slides inside one another then attached a frame from a bait net. I replaced the small diameter net material with standard net material. Been using it for maybe 5 years now. When I have it extended the net is about 12' or so but when I'm using a spinning reel with standard rod I only use half of the pole and put the extra piece next to the gunnel out of the way.
I have been meaning to build a larger and longer handled version of a trout net with the rubber net material. Maybe this cool weather will get me motivated to get in the shop and build a jig to laminate it the strips to.
I carry one as well but don’t use it much. Mine has a rubber net and is telescoping as well. I am not coordinated enough nor fast enough to deal with both the fishing rod and net. :Rofl:banghead
I used to pier fish quite a bit. It was tall enough you had to use a drop net. I lost more fish than I netted before I got better at using the net
Took handle off paint roller, gorilla glued to rubber trout net ($14), $9 telescopic paint handle. attachable, stores in rod locker.
That works as well