08-24-2009, 06:10 PM
I have used the crab nets to land stingrays off of piers and they work great. Good idea about using them in freshwater.
Regarding getting trout through an ice hole, you might try to make or find a longer lip gripper. Tubedude posted a picture of one he made a while back. There are larger, and more expensive saltwater lip grippers that might work through the ice to help land larger trout. You might also try a glove that is long enough to go up to your shoulder so you can stick your arm in the cold water. The glove also helps with putting your hand in a trout since the largers ones will have some teeth. Just a thought.
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Regarding getting trout through an ice hole, you might try to make or find a longer lip gripper. Tubedude posted a picture of one he made a while back. There are larger, and more expensive saltwater lip grippers that might work through the ice to help land larger trout. You might also try a glove that is long enough to go up to your shoulder so you can stick your arm in the cold water. The glove also helps with putting your hand in a trout since the largers ones will have some teeth. Just a thought.
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