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Wading/Trotting Net

Chris Jones said:
Vince,
Are you sure that you're going to hook barbel regularly enough to put up with having a big net attached to yourself? I am making an educated guess about where you might be fishing and the likelihood of using long banksticks in the water. I'm spending increasing amounts of time on the Tees, including places where barbel are turning up. I do nothing but float fish. Most of the time I wade. I've been catching loads of gudgeon amongst the dace, grayling and occasional roach and chub. I've yet to catch a barbel of any size float fishing the Tees.

After a few years of using "proper" wading nets, I've rigged up my own wading net system that I'm very happy with. It's all done with normal landing nets and handles. Nothing is modified, fixed or permanent. It cost me six quid though I have used a shoulder strap and magnetic net bungee that I already had. Give me a shout sometime if you want to see it. I can also swap out the net or handle for bigger/smaller or longer/shorter whenever I think it's appropriate.
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Hi Chris,

You're certainly right about the quantity of Barbel I'm likely to catch, but the stretch we're both fishing (DAC water?) did produce at least one double last year. The set up I eventually came up with is as little similar to yours but with a gardner throwing stick as a handle and a large drennan pan net, which hasn't come anywhere close to being too small. I was hoping the roving float approach would yield more barbel than bait and wait, but it hasn't.

Vince
 
Brian Penfold said:
Good luck with the Korum folding spoon. I’ve had two fail on me now and even contacted Korum about them but got nothing back from them. The plastic folding block is only glued to the bit with the thread on, and only by about half an inch. Both of mine failed there.
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Brian, was that the standard folding spoon or was it the fast net like this? Ive been considering one of the latter for wading.

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Steve Jeffery said:
Brian, was that the standard folding spoon or was it the fast net like this? Ive been considering one of the latter for wading.

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I have the fast net, good size, good net depth, but I would not recommend it unless you have no other options.

The carabiner clip broken on the first use, the folding mechanism is not easy to operate when folding the net. The whole folding block is just plastic, and doesn’t feel very strong, I am so afraid that it will break one day, so I use it carefully, when landing the fish, I always drug the net as close to the bank as I can, and lift the net vertically by holding the folding block. Crazy I know, but after breaking two Korum nets, I know how fragile it can be. PS, I only use this net when rolling meat or need to carry the net on my back while fishing.
 
I have had a korum folding spoon for 7-8 years never had a problem….. but the new korum power folding spoons have a much improved block and better still they go up to 34”
 
Terry Harman said:
I have had a korum folding spoon for 7-8 years never had a problem….. but the new korum power folding spoons have a much improved block and better still they go up to 34”
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Thanks Terry, but believe you are referring to the nets that fold for carrying/storing, rather than the fast net wading type nets that unfold when you need to net a fish.
 
After improvising for a while using a wide mesh spoon net attached to a bankstick with a carabena clipping it to a belt i decided to buy a proper one and opted for the Korum Glide 26" wading net.
Its attached to a cord with a magnet at the end which attaches to the back of my waistcoat or waders.
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