11-05-2014, 09:28 PM
Nice fishies! Bet that popcorn fly is a bugger to cast well. Okay, maybe for me it would be.[
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The red net I had ( it grew legs and left me) was very recognizable and the DNR guys at Bountiful Pond called me by that moniker.
Hey "red net"! I'm sure that's what they were saying and not "redneck".[:/]
Anyway, DNR kept a good vigil on anglers there - been a while for me - and would check me every time. They always said " yeah we know you're good, but if we don't check you, then the folks just over there will whine about it".
We had a good relationship and one even did the photo opps of me with fly rod in mouth and carp in hand. Then he told to not release the carp. I gave it to a young latino boy watching me catch it. He ran off screaming "granpa! granpa!".
So after that red one was so loved by someone else that I no longer possess it , I bought another, dismantled it and replaced the black shallow net with the white ( now grimy gray) one that I had on hand.
So far so good up to 25#s. I always dip and lift the net but only far enough to ensure the fish is deep into the bag. Then I pull it forward enough to then grab the crotch or the net arms or the handle real close to the 'Y' crotch before lifting the fish. That's how it has worked well for me.
I rinse it well from carp slime, collapse it, then sling it vigorously to remove as much water as I can, then roll it up til next time.
I'm happy with it.
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]The red net I had ( it grew legs and left me) was very recognizable and the DNR guys at Bountiful Pond called me by that moniker.
Hey "red net"! I'm sure that's what they were saying and not "redneck".[:/]
Anyway, DNR kept a good vigil on anglers there - been a while for me - and would check me every time. They always said " yeah we know you're good, but if we don't check you, then the folks just over there will whine about it".
We had a good relationship and one even did the photo opps of me with fly rod in mouth and carp in hand. Then he told to not release the carp. I gave it to a young latino boy watching me catch it. He ran off screaming "granpa! granpa!".
So after that red one was so loved by someone else that I no longer possess it , I bought another, dismantled it and replaced the black shallow net with the white ( now grimy gray) one that I had on hand.
So far so good up to 25#s. I always dip and lift the net but only far enough to ensure the fish is deep into the bag. Then I pull it forward enough to then grab the crotch or the net arms or the handle real close to the 'Y' crotch before lifting the fish. That's how it has worked well for me.
I rinse it well from carp slime, collapse it, then sling it vigorously to remove as much water as I can, then roll it up til next time.
I'm happy with it.
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