08-10-2011, 05:40 PM
I think the size of the fish make a considerable difference It seems the larger bruiser are always more difficult to net.
On the river I move to get the fish up stream, keep my rod tip up, either reel or let the fish take all the slack out of the line then slowly reel in any slacked line. When im close enough I do a sweeping motion I use the current to push the fish in my net and can usually get both fish in the net.
Still water is always a pain in the arse to net fish especially tubing you just don't have the mobility as on foot but once close enough using a longer handled net with a larger opening make things much more manageable. I usually dip the net while I use my feet to paddle closer to the fish keeping the rod tip up to keep the fish near the surface then once close enough I hurry and scoop both fish, but again with larger fish its hard to get both at the same time, and have come close to loosing the net on several occasions.
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On the river I move to get the fish up stream, keep my rod tip up, either reel or let the fish take all the slack out of the line then slowly reel in any slacked line. When im close enough I do a sweeping motion I use the current to push the fish in my net and can usually get both fish in the net.
Still water is always a pain in the arse to net fish especially tubing you just don't have the mobility as on foot but once close enough using a longer handled net with a larger opening make things much more manageable. I usually dip the net while I use my feet to paddle closer to the fish keeping the rod tip up to keep the fish near the surface then once close enough I hurry and scoop both fish, but again with larger fish its hard to get both at the same time, and have come close to loosing the net on several occasions.
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