keep nets ?

[carphead07]

hiya

 

i was watching Matt Hayes the other day on discovery real time and he was using a keep net and i wanted to find out a bit about keep nets and how to use them.

the only thing i no about keep nets are that they keep fish in them to weigh in at the end.

i was jest wondering if any one has any other information on keep nets

 

thanks

 

mike Finlay

[Guest Ferret1959]

hiya

 

i was watching Matt Hayes the other day on discovery real time and he was using a keep net and i wanted to find out a bit about keep nets and how to use them.

the only thing i no about keep nets are that they keep fish in them to weigh in at the end.

i was jest wondering if any one has any other information on keep nets

 

thanks

 

mike Finlay

 

This may be of use.

Look.

[Peter Waller]

I think it fair to say that most enlightened anglers don't actually own a keep net nowadays!

[ColinW]

I think it fair to say that most enlightened anglers don't actually own a keep net nowadays!

 

I wouldn't think it was fair to say that at all! I may hardly ever use it but I do own one and wouldn't hesitate to use it if I felt so inclined (rules permitting).

[chris mc]

I wouldn't think it was fair to say that at all! I may hardly ever use it but I do own one and wouldn't hesitate to use it if I felt so inclined (rules permitting).

 

 

Yeah i own one also and use it about 2 a year if that on commercial fisheries ,just out of curiosity to see if i could still keep up with match weights.(ex match angler)

[Mat Hillman]

I don't own or use one, got fed up with them stinking out the car on the way home, especially after catching bream

 

Mat

[gozzer]

I do on occassions use a keepnet.

Maybe some consider me 'less enlightened' than themselves.

If I was as insular as that, then I could mention many aspects of angling that could be (to my mind) practised by the 'less enlightened' among us. But, decrying someone for using a legal method that doesn't appeal to one personally, is one of the reasons why anglers will never be able to unite against those that would like to see an end to it.

 

 

John.

[rooney888]

I use my keepnet whene ever i get the chance. I own for for all aspects of fishing. I have 2 canal nets and 2 carp nets. Some people havesaid that they dont like keepnets as they dont like the idea of so much fished cramed into a net. I dont really like this idea so i do use 2 nets for siver fish and carp, or 2 when i know i may catch alot of carp so i spread them in each net.

 

Infact i dont like waters that ban keepnets on there water when pleasure fishing as at the end i like to see what i have caught, if im spending £8 to fish i would atleat like to see what i've got to show for it.

[Peter Waller]

Seems that I have hit a raw nerve with one or two of you, that was not the intention. Sorry if that seemed that way. However, I think that the inescapable truth is that less and less anglers now use a keepnet, prefering to return their catch with a minimum of handling. Got to say that I can not see the need, outside of match fishing, for a keepnet.

[Neil G]

I don't own one....as a pike fishermen I don't really need one anyway.

 

Some of the match guys could probably help out.