Recently, I ran across a video on social media that showed a couple of guys fly fishing for trout. One of the guys was fighting a nice sized fish and the other fella was working on netting the fish. As he was attempting to net the fish, I noticed that something was hanging from a part of the net. I paused the video and zoomed in to identify what I was looking at. What I saw was a small keychain that featured a miniature tape measurer. I thought it was a genius idea and knew I had to include this thoughtful accessory on the nets that I own.
I went to Amazon and quickly found what I thought was a good deal. I found 12 tape measurer keychains for $10 which I thought was appropriate for this project. I knew they were going to be cheap and low quality, but if I end up using this accessory a lot in the future, I might end up buying some nicer keychains. Since this a field test, I figured I would go cheap on this setup.
When it came to where I should place the tape measurer on my landing net, I decided to place it on the eye screw on the handle. My thinking was that I could the place the fish in the net with it's head facing away from the handle. I plan to stretch the tape measurer to the mouth of the fish and thus get a quick and accurate measurement. I really think this setup is going to make obtaining fish lengths efficient which will help me get fish back in the water quicker.
I'm also rigged up a similar setup on my net that I use in my boat and I think it will work just as well. Only time on the water will prove if this is hack is useful but if you decide to implement something similar to what I have done, I hope it works well for you!
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