Thanks guys.....interesting comments.....i don't reckon I'd get in some of the swims I fish with a big landing net......I quite like the look of the Wychwood net....Ian any chance you wonna sell me your Korum net?....it must be the one I can't get hold of.
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Sorry James, afraid not, it is my perfect Tench net as it is easily rinsed of slime due to it's plastic coated net
Julian, I also have a fox barbel net in my vast collection in the garage, my opinion is:
Arms are far too short creating a short but wide net, the opposite of what you actually want to draw barbel over the cord towards the spreader
Net is not deep enough to sufficiently rest Barbel unless you stand holding the net at water level, i.e. you cannot stake it to the bank inside the spreader as I often do with mine whilst preparing camera, etc...
Handle is all but useless, far too short for river fishing
Spreader block is absolutely brilliant and I have even bought another to use with me pike net.
My Net, which has evolved greatly over a few seasons is:
Three piece take apart Harrison Chimera handle, 10 feet long, custom built for me by Ian Tucker
Greys Prodigy 36 inch carbon arms
New style Greys Prodigy plastic spreader block
Greys prodigy net
The whole thing is very compact when took apart and the net wrapped around arms, handle, etc with a rod band and then carried on the velcro straps on the side of my Thinking Anglers Rod sling but yet extremely strong and stiff, no silly corners on the arms and the net is about 4 1/2 feet deep and very, very roomy.
