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Location: SW MI | I have seen in several pics that people have attached some sort of float to their net in case it falls in the drink. What are they using and how are they doing it? One of these days I may find myself fishing alone and I don't want to worry about losing my net after taking a fish out of it. |
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Location: Indiana | I used a 4" float made for a ski rope, put one of the bungee cords with the plastic ball through it then clipped it to the rubber geeper on the net handle. It floats the kahuna just fine. All in all I am about $5 into it. If I remember I will attach a picture. |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I filled the handle w/ foam insulation.
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Location: WI | sorenson - 11/17/2008 7:05 PM
I filled the handle w/ foam insulation.
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And it works good? I've been thinking of doing that for a long time but wasn't sure if it would float. Is it heavier now? |
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Location: Indiana | I filled the handle of a Kahuna, and ended up having to buy a new handle. The foam expanded the handle and made it very tough to slide the handle through the yoke. Maybe I used the wrong foam, who knows, it just didn't work for me. |
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Location: Indiana | Here is my float.
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Location: Land of the Musky | My buddy pulled off the caps on each end of the handle and popped a little spray foam to seal in the "bubble" of air into the handle. Said it worked on his. I have not tried it yet on my Frabill but if I ever lose it I will be sorry I had not doem something... |
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Location: Indiana | I use the same float system on my big game and I've tested it. It works. Bought the stuff at Wal-mart for around 5 bucks. I've also seen handles filled with foam and I'm not completely sold. If you spray too much or not enough you can mess it up. |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | JKahler - 11/17/2008 11:26 PM
sorenson - 11/17/2008 7:05 PM
I filled the handle w/ foam insulation.
S.
And it works good? I've been thinking of doing that for a long time but wasn't sure if it would float. Is it heavier now?
To be perfectly honest, I haven't tested it yet. When the guys were installing new windows in our house, I had them shoot the handle full of their commercial stuff. My goal was not 100% flotation, but to buy enough time for me to grab it again. I suppose I'll test it some day. I did have to dig a bit of excess material out from the spring and button assembly that clicks into the yoke, but it works fine.
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| Hiya,
What I seem to be most amused at with many muskie nuts out there is why when fishing alone do they not use some sort of a tether on the end of the handle...
Very simple thing to do: Find a heavy neck strap with a clip on it, drill a hole through the handle-end of the net and feed the strap through the hole. Bring the loop end back over the handle and pull tight.
Then, go get a simple eye bolt, and place it in a position that allows you to clip the tether to it while allowing the net hoop to rest on the gunnel (I have a console boat, so I put my eye bolt on the front side of the console) far enough out to keep the majority of the net in the water yet stabilize the hoop.
NOW....you have both hands free to work with the fish, the net isn't going anywhere... Then, when you want to set up a camera, etc...the net will hold the fish, the tether holds the net, and you can do whatever you need to without fear of losing the net..
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| when i fish alone i will leave one rod holder in and if i catch a fish and get it in the net i then slide the handle of the net into the rod holder. My net is deep enough so that the fish is in the water and i can work on the fish safely. |
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Location: Minnesota | After a tip on MuskyFirst from Mikie who made a comment about using an old boot lace, I now leave a short length of 550 cord or parachute cord attached to each cleat in my boat. The lenth is about 2-3 feet and on the end I have tied a bowline knot so I have an adjustable loop on the end of the rope. This is used at docks for securing my boat and also for tying to the net after I catch a fish.
After netting a fish all I do is lay the net on the gunnel over a cleat, wrap some net around the cleat and then grab the rope attacched to the cleat on the opposite side of the boat and slide the loop over the handle of the net. Then I pull the loop tight around the net handle and then wrap the excess rope back over the cleat until it is tight. The whole process from the time I lay the hoop of the net on the gunnel until the time I can let go with both hands takes about 10 seconds or less.
I was thinking about a float for my net until I started tying my net in after each catch and there is now no need for a float for me. My net is secure and I have both hands to work on cutting hooks or whatever else needs to be done.
Check out the handle of the net in this picture - fast and easy to do
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Location: Indiana | For me the float is more for high speed runs across the lake than when I have a fish in it. I alwyas put some netting around the cleat when I have a fish. |
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| when i fish alone i will leave one rod holder in and if i catch a fish and get it in the net i then slide the handle of the net into the rod holder. My net is deep enough so that the fish is in the water and i can work on the fish safely.
this is essentially what i do as well, just slide some of the netting at the edge of the bag through the top of a down-east rod holder and i'm all set.
i was reminded of why it matters this summer when i was fishing out of someone else's boat without any rod holders. after catching and in-water measuring a nice fish on LotW's, my boat partners grabbed the cameras. i reach into the net with both hands to grab the fish, the net slides down the side of the boat and away swims a 48"er...doh.
as far as losing the net overboard while driving? i've switched to using a Stowmaster net, it folds up and stores securely alongside my passenger seat. no risk of going anywhere. great feature!
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