06-07-2003, 08:39 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I went out and bought one of those rubber nets hoping that treble hooks that hooked into the net while landing a fish would be easier to remove than the typical nylon type net. Well, It certainly does make hook removal from the netting slick but I also found out a residual effect that a rubber net has.[/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I landed a wiper last night in the rubber net; these nets are relatively shallow in depth compared to most other types of nets. I was standing next to the gunnel and just got the hooks removed when the fish flopped in the net. His weight coming back down on that rubber net was enough to "trampoline" him over the rim of the net and back into the water. Lost fish! DOH![/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Moral to this story? If you buy one of these nets, they do make hook removal great but unhook those fish inside the boat![/size][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]I landed a wiper last night in the rubber net; these nets are relatively shallow in depth compared to most other types of nets. I was standing next to the gunnel and just got the hooks removed when the fish flopped in the net. His weight coming back down on that rubber net was enough to "trampoline" him over the rim of the net and back into the water. Lost fish! DOH![/size][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Moral to this story? If you buy one of these nets, they do make hook removal great but unhook those fish inside the boat![/size][/font]
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