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Location: Mendota Heights, MN | I have a large Beckman pen style net which i love but it can be difficult to hold the bag and keep it out of the water when reaching for a fish. i have seen some guys mount a planer board release on the nets handle and then clip it to the net bag. The net then comes free of the release when it enters the water.
Is anyone using this setup, and if so can you tell me which clip you recommend?
Thanks,
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| pull the slack up and wrap it through and around the cleat of your boat. Good for two reasons...1. picks up all the slack and easier to pick up the fish and 2. When your nets goes overboard, you won't lose it because you have the hoops of the netting wrapped up in the cleat. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Guest - 9/26/2008 11:05 AM
pull the slack up and wrap it through and around the cleat of your boat. Good for two reasons...1. picks up all the slack and easier to pick up the fish and 2. When your nets goes overboard, you won't lose it because you have the hoops of the netting wrapped up in the cleat.
What??????????? Guest just what the heck are you talking about???
I knew someone that use a net clip and the fish hit the net and the release didn't release and the fish bounced out and back into the lake. It would have been released anyway but after pictures, but the fish didn't hag a round long enough. |
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Location: Hugo, MN | I just hook a couple of loops with a finger, and let it go as the fish is about to enter the net. No special clips or tangled net in a cleat, etc. Has always worked for me. Another way to do it is to turn the net around a few times to get the netting to flip around itself. I keep it like that until the fish approaches the boat and then unwind it with a quick flip. Then slide it under the fish and lift the hoop. I've never had a net malfunction except for one time with a 50"er on at boatside, I was unable to extend the handle to the locked position. By the time I did the fish decided she'd come up and give me a farewell head shake, which sent my bait flying helplessly through the air. I tried to lunge with the net, but was unable to get anything but the tail section in the net. As she swam away I couldn't help but think that I would have had my first fifty incher if my fishing partner hadn't bowed out early on me. Now I make every effort for a perfect net job every time, and we haven't had an issues in many years. |
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| I have a Beckman pro magnum 34" 52" the way I did is Frabil makes a rubber triangle that slides on your handle. Just pull about 3" of the bottom of the bag through the hole in the rubber,works great when the fish is in the net lift the net and the net pulls out of the hole and the fish goes to the bottom...Dave |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | I use the big Beckman as well, and also took notes from Frabill; except that I use a heavy duty rubber band to hold the net to the handle. I fish alone, so I'm netting fish alone, and it's even more important for me to keep the net bag managable. It's worked well so far. |
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Location: Mendota Heights, MN | Thanks for the ideas..What I am getting at is managing the net bag before, or as you go to, net the fish. I will look into the rubber triangle deal from Frabill. I think the whole idea of hooking he net bag to the forward cleats was geared toward what to do once the fish is netted, and you are alone. It's actually a great idea i sure never thought of and will probably use.
I know I saw some guy using a planer board release clip that was attached to the net handle by like a hose clamp on one end and then the release clip was clipped to the net. Dip the net and the clip lets go.
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Thanks again everyone, as always this forum offers great insights.
Steve |
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