03-17-2004, 08:46 PM
[cool][blue][size 1]Hey Utah folks...I posted this on the float tubing board, but thought it might have some interest to a few of the anglers on this board too.[/size][/blue]
[size 1][#0000ff]Hey fellow fisherfolk, I just scored a great buy. TubeBabe and I hit a local swap meet this weekend and of course we checked out all of the cheapo and discount booths. Saw a new item in three or four of those places and bought a couple to try.
These are a nylon mesh bag about 14" by 14" wide and 23" high when opened. And, they have spring steel wires in the corners to hold them open. The real kicker is that they come folded up in a little pouch. When you take them out of the pouch, they pop into shape.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]They come in many different colors. I got two blue ones. They are only $2 apiece, and should make great bait receivers...or even live baskets. The problem with using mesh baskets has always been keeping them open, to avoid suffocating the fish.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I can see rigging up one with some foam swimming pool "noodles" and having a cheap, quick and efficient fish basket. The bottom is flimsy nylon, so that would have to be reinforced or replaced, if you panned to carry a heavy load of fish in it.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]See the pics of the label and the actual bag.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I am betting that these will be available almost anywhere there are discount stores or swapmeet type situations. There has got to be a million uses for these things...maybe even some nonfishing ones.[/#0000ff] [/size]
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[size 1][#0000ff]Hey fellow fisherfolk, I just scored a great buy. TubeBabe and I hit a local swap meet this weekend and of course we checked out all of the cheapo and discount booths. Saw a new item in three or four of those places and bought a couple to try.
These are a nylon mesh bag about 14" by 14" wide and 23" high when opened. And, they have spring steel wires in the corners to hold them open. The real kicker is that they come folded up in a little pouch. When you take them out of the pouch, they pop into shape.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]They come in many different colors. I got two blue ones. They are only $2 apiece, and should make great bait receivers...or even live baskets. The problem with using mesh baskets has always been keeping them open, to avoid suffocating the fish.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I can see rigging up one with some foam swimming pool "noodles" and having a cheap, quick and efficient fish basket. The bottom is flimsy nylon, so that would have to be reinforced or replaced, if you panned to carry a heavy load of fish in it.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]See the pics of the label and the actual bag.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I am betting that these will be available almost anywhere there are discount stores or swapmeet type situations. There has got to be a million uses for these things...maybe even some nonfishing ones.[/#0000ff] [/size]
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