11-10-2009, 03:10 PM
[quote TubeDude]
[cool][#0000ff]I have had that net for a few years and I really like it for C&R fishing, especially for trout and smaller fish. Not so good for wipers and big cats. They don't fit or they flop out. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I put it back in service last week on the trip to Huntington. Those wacky tigers are notorious for doing a death roll when they hit the net. Not good for the fish and takes a lot of time to undo a tandem fly or jig rig. Murder if you are using a crankbait with trebles. The rubber net virtually eliminates those problems.[/#0000ff] [/quote]
Zactly! Slimers are such delicate fish, and I don't like having to play them to death. But, I don't like them bouncing out of the net either. However, larger fish brought to the tube in fighting condition (for release)require a net - preferrable a soft one. Gonna have to get me one of those rubber jobs for my tube.
When I flyfish for trout on rivers I always carry a fairly large net, but I almost never use it. I'm always looking to beach the fish if at all possible for the reasons you mentioned.
Whiskerfish on the other hand. . . . I always feel like it is my rough old plastic net that is taking the beating. They are such a different story in just about every way.[cool]
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[cool][#0000ff]I have had that net for a few years and I really like it for C&R fishing, especially for trout and smaller fish. Not so good for wipers and big cats. They don't fit or they flop out. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I put it back in service last week on the trip to Huntington. Those wacky tigers are notorious for doing a death roll when they hit the net. Not good for the fish and takes a lot of time to undo a tandem fly or jig rig. Murder if you are using a crankbait with trebles. The rubber net virtually eliminates those problems.[/#0000ff] [/quote]
Zactly! Slimers are such delicate fish, and I don't like having to play them to death. But, I don't like them bouncing out of the net either. However, larger fish brought to the tube in fighting condition (for release)require a net - preferrable a soft one. Gonna have to get me one of those rubber jobs for my tube.
When I flyfish for trout on rivers I always carry a fairly large net, but I almost never use it. I'm always looking to beach the fish if at all possible for the reasons you mentioned.
Whiskerfish on the other hand. . . . I always feel like it is my rough old plastic net that is taking the beating. They are such a different story in just about every way.[cool]
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