6’ Scotty with a catch and release net put on it......
I can’t remember the brand..... however I know pnt parksville Sells them...... @Derby did mine for me.Hey Solo, what net did you put on? Been wanting to convert my knotted Scotty net for a c&r net for ages.
Thanks!
Darin
I agree. I bought a C&R net and it's damn near impossible to stop it when the current takes ahold. You get one shot when netting solo then all your effort has to go into getting the net up and out as fast as possible. I like to gaff release when I can but this thing was bought specifically for a C&R tourney where we had to measure. I'll never do that again either.What ever net you go with make sure the twine used on the mesh is very thin, stay away from the coated twine nets or anything with heavy gauge weave. You would be surprised at how much drag that adds to the net when it’s in the water. This would be particularly important to someone who fishes solo. My son bought me a lucky strike a couple years back. I believe it’s a lucky strike but I would have to check. But I ended up changing out the net on it. I lost more than a few fish with that damn thing. When you drug it through the water it was like dragging an anchor around, incredibly hard to move around a fish in the water.
I left my 6' handle Scotty in my net holder after retrieving my boat to the trailer. Ended up breaking off the bottom when the net caught a tree branch. Now I really like my 5' handle Scotty and recommend this modification to everyone, lol.
What size tree branch should we be looking for. Don’t want to get it wrong and have to do it twice. The handle might get too short then. Asking for a friend.
Oly
You would be surprised at how much drag that adds to the net when it’s in the wate