Landing Nets

[dayvid]

I have just weighed mine 

42 inch with a 6 foot pole and it weighed 

650 grams  exactly 

I wonder how this compares to most and especially the high end landing nets 

[yonny]

6 minutes ago, dayvid said:

650 grams  exactly 

That's very light indeed mate. What kind of net is it?

I use a Dymag which is said to be the lightest on the market @ 530g.

[dayvid]

It’s the Fox warrior S 42”

[dayvid]

I also have the Fox warrior 42” , had that many years now and that weighs 875 grams 

[B B]

I often wonder why fisheries insist we use 42 landing nets.... dont telll anyone but I use a 36  🤐

[elmoputney]

I bought a new net recently, I've got a Sonik S1, It's a bit of a heavy weight one in comparison 998g 😬 

But I thought it was light compared to my old one, that must've really  been on the pies 😁

Although actually looking the pack weight is 998g too so may be lighter it came in a big old box 🤔

Edited March 27, 2020 by elmoputney

[framey]

4 hours ago, Big Bass said:

I often wonder why fisheries insist we use 42 landing nets.... dont telll anyone but I use a 36  🤐

So do I lol

fish only go to 34 so I know they fit

[dayvid]

I also have a 36" net , no problem landing 30s with it  , I think 42s just came about somehow , someone probably famous stating they were a must have and then they just become the norm.

[salokcinnodrog]

On 27 March 2020 at 11:17, Big Bass said:

I often wonder why fisheries insist we use 42 landing nets.... dont telll anyone but I use a 36  🤐

My landing net for years was a 36, then that got 'promoted' to stalking until eventually the spreader block broke.

It got replaced by a 42 Gardner net, that was heavy. Stuck with 42 ever since, although I do have a specimen pan net for smaller fish and bream.

 

Since then I had a Nash Outlaw 42 until that broke, although now using a Fox Warrior, but I have replaced the mesh a couple of times

[framey]

I still have an old school north western net 36” arms probably get good money for it on the old school pages lol

 

 

i just use a cheap korum 2 piece in normal circumstances as it’s only a net and sits on the ground 99.9% of the time or shoved in bushes

sod buying expensive ones anymore

Edited May 21, 2020 by framey

[elmoputney]

14 minutes ago, framey said:

I still have an old school north western net 36” arms probably get good money for it on the old school pages lol

 

 

i just use a cheap korum 2 piece in normal circumstances as it’s only a net and sits on the ground 99.9% of the time or shoved in bushes

sod buying expensive ones anymore

I don't understand why you would spend loads of money on a net tbh, it's never made sense to me that one, I spent 30 odd quid on a Sonik one and thought I was being Flash 😁

[framey]

My mate just bought a matrix bulldog 

but he’s a tackle tart lol

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Hopefully a new net soon, The Saber 2 piece for £29.99 or the Sonik Vader X 2 piece.

[dayvid]

If I didnt have three nets , I would definitely go for a 2 piece pole.

[B B]

I fish a lot of day ticket waters ( well use do 🙄 ) and I see lots of young lads struggling with large nets. The problem it’s not the arms it’s the long drop of the net.