04-11-2013, 04:33 AM
+1 on large rubber net. The very minimum size opening I'd get would be in the 12 by 16 inch to 9 by 20 inch range depending on shape of the opening. Any net smaller than that won't handle the big trout in rapid water and that's the only reason to have one.
If you don't want to spend the bucks on a wooden handle ( or you're pissed that you broke your expensive wood one[mad]), Frabill and others makes a descent inexpensive rubber net with an undestructible metal handle. It's not just want you can land without a net. Do you really want to drag a 26 inch trout out onto the rocks a hundred yards downstream in slower water when you plan to release it. The net I use has a 18 by 13 inches opening and makes quick work of all but the biggest trout in the fastest water.
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If you don't want to spend the bucks on a wooden handle ( or you're pissed that you broke your expensive wood one[mad]), Frabill and others makes a descent inexpensive rubber net with an undestructible metal handle. It's not just want you can land without a net. Do you really want to drag a 26 inch trout out onto the rocks a hundred yards downstream in slower water when you plan to release it. The net I use has a 18 by 13 inches opening and makes quick work of all but the biggest trout in the fastest water.
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