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Message Subject: Frabill 5410 - upgrade netting ?

BassMiesterNJ

Posted 5/19/2008 5:52 AM (#318651)
Subject: Frabill 5410 - upgrade netting ?

Posts: 42

Recently, I bought a Frabill 5410 net (26" x 30" teardrop hoop, 48" slide handle, 44" deep Heavy Black Poly net with 2" mesh).

I liked the light weight feel and the size is substantial enough for the NJ Muskie I've been landing. Net was in stock at a local shop and I needed light because I mostly fish alone and every advantage counts in the few minutes of landing a fish.

Problem is with the 2" mesh, my last two fish (both between 38" and 40") have gotten part of their gills and or snout caught in the mesh. This was a real pain in the arse and delayed my release.

Any suggestions and how and what to change out the netting to ?

I'm checking the Frabill site but was hoping for a real world example.

Edited by BassMiesterNJ 5/19/2008 5:58 AM

BassMiesterNJ

Posted 5/22/2008 6:16 PM (#319255 - in reply to #318651)
Subject: Re: Frabill 5410 - upgrade netting ?

Posts: 42

Frabill answer:

..."The only other net that fits a 26” x 30” hoop is our net #4669. This is a tangle free-weighted nylon net, the mesh size is 1 ½” & cost $27.99 plus $8.75 for shipping/handling (in the USA):......

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