I have mixed feelings about taking and using landing nets on canoe trips. So far I have never taken one and here's why. Generally, fish that I'm not going to eat or photogragh get released without entering the canoe. For the most part, only the largest fish need to be netted so you should take a pretty big net to do the job....bigger than I've been willing to tote along. When I've seen people with nets, usually they are much too small to safely contain a trophy fish. If you don't have a net that's large enough, you will harm the fish and make a successful release more doubtful. I realize that if you are not comfortable handling toothy fish a net is a good option, but do take one that's large enough.
I'm beginning to think that one of   (You need to Login or Register might be a reasonable option for landing those trophies. Any thoughts?