Steve Reed
Senior Member
I apologise in advance for starting another landing net thread. I have contributed to these discussions in the past but I have yet to identify my perfect landing net for barbel.
I have more nets than the Grimsby trawler fleet but not one of them is perfect for barbel fishing. I have recently been using the Wychwood Quickfold net which gave up at the critical moment last night. The threaded boss came out of the plastic spreader block due to the thread being stripped just as I was netting a fish. I was already having doubts about the net when last week the arms bent despite me lifting a good double from the water by the arms only. Fundamentally this is a net built to a budget and it shows.
All I want is a net with a deep strong mesh, strong arms and a strong metal spreader. I prefer a spoon but will take a triangular net if it meets my perfect spec. I am prepared to pay good money for a good net; I want one to last and I don't want to compromise fish safety. It seems that all the manufacturers are trying to knock out nets for about 20 quid and herein lies the problem.
Every net recommended on this forum seems to have its negative aspects. I had thought that Chris Brown nets were the way to go but not all the reviews i have read have been positive.
Short of setting up myself as a landing net manufacturer, is there a net out there that really does the job?
Thanks
Steve
I have more nets than the Grimsby trawler fleet but not one of them is perfect for barbel fishing. I have recently been using the Wychwood Quickfold net which gave up at the critical moment last night. The threaded boss came out of the plastic spreader block due to the thread being stripped just as I was netting a fish. I was already having doubts about the net when last week the arms bent despite me lifting a good double from the water by the arms only. Fundamentally this is a net built to a budget and it shows.
All I want is a net with a deep strong mesh, strong arms and a strong metal spreader. I prefer a spoon but will take a triangular net if it meets my perfect spec. I am prepared to pay good money for a good net; I want one to last and I don't want to compromise fish safety. It seems that all the manufacturers are trying to knock out nets for about 20 quid and herein lies the problem.
Every net recommended on this forum seems to have its negative aspects. I had thought that Chris Brown nets were the way to go but not all the reviews i have read have been positive.
Short of setting up myself as a landing net manufacturer, is there a net out there that really does the job?
Thanks
Steve