Fish Friendly nets

Im looking to get a new net. any recommendations on a good net that will be used from my drift boat and handle steely dans and chinook?

Just want a few suggestions on what fish friendly nets you would recommend.

Thanks,

Kyle

I believe Cabelas has a rubber mesh net. Or, look for one with a coating on the nylon mesh.

Frabil conservation series nets are really nice. We have two and they work great. When fishing for chinook in the fall we catch a lot of wild silvers and are able to net them quickly and get them back in the water with very little scale loss. Good luck.

do yours have the 48" handle? net size of 34" +

Thanks,

Kyle

Now if the gill netters would only go to "fish friendly nets", the resource would be in much better shape...

I believe our larger one is the 26X30.

Why net them if you are going to release them?

Way better for the fish to be put in a net than drug up on the rocks or worn out to the point where you can grab it by hand. There are exceptions but, generally speaking, I think a CnR net is better for steelhead than no net.

absolutely what APKD said.

the rubber nets i think are the best for the fish, but a pain as they are heavy and catch a lot of water. i guarantee you will lose the occasional fish because of that (although it hasn't happened around me yet!).

there are some other really good cnr friendly nets of softer typical net material (knotless of course), i have one in mind, but don't know the make or model. CobbleCruiser has a good one. What is it Danny?

Haven't used one of these, but it looks to be lighter than the rubber one

https://www.adventureproducts.com/index....de=egolandings1

I have a frabil net and it's pretty dope for c&r but if you're fishing for dinner and have barbed hooks, it's a real bitch getting your hook out of the mesh.