I'm making this harder than it needs to be! I get that. I get that because I do it A LOT! I mull over decisions ad nauseum and it takes me longer to make a decision that is either normal or necessary. When I started to go down the road of buying a fishing net, I should have seen my overdone dilemma coming.
Would I rather have one too long or too short? Wood or aluminum? How wide? How deep? Will I carry this on the stream as well as on the boat? Will I use this for for bass AND trout? Do I need it to be collapsible for easy transport? Would a wooden net make me look more like a guide, and thus make me look cooler? I saw a picture of a friend of mine one time leaning on a big wooden net next to his buddy holding a monster fish. They both looked pretty cool. Could I look that cool? Am I the only one noticing stuff like that? I hate my brain sometimes.
I looked at this collapsible aluminum one, but the plastic hoop concerned me.
I liked this wooden one but it wasn't collapsible or long enough.
I ended up going with this one. I liked the fact that it was extendable, had the silicone mesh basket, and is going to be durable. I don't have to scratching it up and I can carry it on the bank or in a boat. However, be aware that the net that is pictured is not what I ended up receiving. The hoop was not black and the extension option is different. In the picture, there is a metal button to push to extend it to predetermined lengths. What I received has a twist handle that can be set to any length that I desire. While it wasn't what was pictured, it was actually better which is a rarity.
Fun Fact: If you tear a hole in a net, it has less holes than it started with...
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