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Location: Winnipeg Manitoba | I'm going to be ordering a new net , I'm undecided between the Frabill kwik kradle and the big kahuna any suggestions? |
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Location: Munster, IN | You might want to look into a stowmaster too.
I have one, model # TS116T, and really like it.
www.stowmaster.net |
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Location: Iowa | Big Kahuna all the way...nothing beats how big it is...it will handle the biggest of muskies out there...gregg thomas has one...and so will I...eventually...
Big Perc |
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Location: The Sportsman, home, or out on the water | Big Kahuna, or power catch. I am very interested in the stowaway, though. Otherwise, Frabil has got the greatest customer service in the biz, in my opinion. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Either net will treat you very well. The Kahuna is a BIG net, so room needs be considered in the rig. I have one, and really like it. |
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Posts: 1046
| I think its spelled, Beckman Magnum Fin Saver! |
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| Frabill all the way. Like Sworrall mentioned, the Big Kahuna needs a lot of room.
You might want to look at a smaller one depending on the rig you use. You cannot beat Frabill's new yoke system. Super stong and you can deploy it with one hand. No trying to line up a hole on a round handle.
Check them out and pick the size that fits your needs the best.
Beav |
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| The Kahuna is indeed a big net but it can lay flat. Not the case with the Kwik Cradle. I would vote for the Kahuna. |
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | The Beckman Magnum Fin Saver. It's the best net I've used yet! |
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| I would also highly recommend the Frabill Big Kahuna. I like to measure my fish in the water while they are in the net with a floating ruler, and the Big Kahuna allows you to do that with ease. The new yoke on the nets is awesome too. No more fumbling around trying to get that darn little button in the hole, it now slides in with ease!
Chad Cain
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| Beckman Nets all the way, one of the first, best muskie nets on the market, and they keep improving them.
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| Stow Master all the way, why run around with a net bigger than your boat, I finally got a boat big enough for my net, then along came stow master, now I have a dance where that big net sat, plenty of room for my brass pole and the girls love it. |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Either net would do nicely for you, however the traditional hoop style of the Kahuna is a little easier to store in most boats. I have both, have used both extensively and have always had a soft spot for the Kwik Kradle's... That being said, after using a Kahuna last season and having a fair number of upper 40's fish in it, they can literally swim in the bottom of the net.
Both offer the new PowR Lok yoke with is so smooth you won't beleive it. Extruded aluminum on the hoop and handle give you the strongest comonents in the industry.
Great choice, whichever way you go. |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Beckman Finsaver |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The original question was which Frabill. Stay on topic!! |
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| Sorry but BIG KAHUNA was mentioned in the first post.I just put a 51incher in the big kahuna 4/18/05 by my self. the hugeness of that net aided in doing that . The bag is deep.My net stores standing up ready,but it will lay flat.
Someone mentioned a certain manufacturer's customer service, that means somethings wrong.They are all good nets.some people are getting paid by a sponsor to push their product. I'm just speaking from experience.
I hope everybody puts a good fish in whatever net they in 05.
THE TROLLINATOR |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | I was using the Big Game before last year and really liked it. I am using the Big Kahuna now and absolutely love it. If you have room in the rig, by all means go with the Kahuna, the netting is easy on the fish, the yoke nearly deploys itself, and you could net a whale with that thing. |
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Location: Watertown, MN | Howitt
Both nets will work fine, but I really like the advantages of the quick-cradle, it definitely eliminates split fins, once in the net the fish do not get turned around in the cradle like the do in the big oval nets. Also, once unhooked you can place them pack in the net and let them swin out when ready. You will have to train people on using them, you can't just scoop fish, you need to lead them in head first a little more on target.
Good luck
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | I was Steve. I was.... |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Just one more consideration, from my own recent experience, if you are fishing by yourself, can you use the Cradle to net the fish? I was - barely - able to use my Power Catch onehanded and the extra reach of the long handle was a real fish-saver when she tried to make a final run away from the boat. Frabill's a good choice, either way. m |
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| Go with the new frabils with the smooth & easy locking mechansim. These things are great. Fish by myself a lot and very easy to deploy while I'm alone. |
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