Keepnets...Practical or not

[Chris Scott]

i have recently started going to commercial fisheries and wondered why some dont allow keepnets.

i dont always use a keeepnet but wondered why they are banned in places.

do they actually cause serious harm to fish, if so, how ?

some fisheries allow them in matches, but not for pleasure anglers. i know its needed in a match for obvious reasons but just becaese i dont take part doesnt mean i dont want to see the productivety of my day.

there seems to be a lot of different types of keepnet (carp friendly) etc but most carp are reasonably large so what is the largest fish (of any kind) to keep in these nets.

one a last thing, is it practical to keep all fish i catch in a session in the same net, i dont want perch to attack other fish in the net and so on

i would like to here your opinions on the use of keepnets for angling in general :confused:

[chesters1]

i`m saying nuffin ,but there was another post on the same subject

[Steve Burke]

If made from soft material and, more importantly, used properly keepnets are fine, but often they're not. The biggest problem is when the net is lifted from the water when fish can be crushed.

 

I run my own fisheries, although as syndicates rather than on a commercial basis. The only time I allow keepnets is on the very occasional matches I allow. This is only time I can watch what's happening and be certain my fish aren't being damaged.

 

As chesters says we've discussed this before. No doubt other members will want to comment here. However if you're interested in the old threads you can find them by pressing search at the top right and typing in keepnets.

[SAMTENCH]

i think the main reason for the banning of keep nets is that they can have deceases on them from the last place you visited. the fish do get harmed but not that much if the keepnet is used the right way.

 

also i wouldnt put a fish over 5 lb in a net because if the net gets to crouded then they will get damaged. by leaving the larger fish out you will not fill the net as much.

 

as for the perch thing as i am a match man i have been told that pike do not eat when they are put in a net so i think it is the same for perch.

[Scott]

From a current advert:

 

 

Now can anyone tell me how the fish are placed carefuly in the keepnet?

Its a long way down a stone banking before the fish is in the water.

 

Scott.

[chesters1]

it was ok the fish were knocked out on the first step :mad:

[Zinky]

it was ok the fish were knocked out on the first step

I will refrain from going down this road again.

The picture is worth a thousand words. Good job it was a match????? Still a poor excuse

[Scott]

Dragonbat:

Good job it was a match?????

Not just a match,but a World Championship.

 

Scott.

[AberdeenAngus]

That was fine in Paris since I think 4/5ths of the competitors blanked . Didn't an Eel win it for England?

 

More seriously though, the fault there lies with the organisiers of the W/C's not the anglers.