wrote on Feb 10^th, 2006 at 5:22am:

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?

I've taken something similar for the past 2 years ... maybe not quite as heavy duty as the one pictured, but the same general design.  The one I take also has an integrated scale built in.  It obviously packs small compared to a landing net. It is my opinion that it is less stressful on the fish (for catch and release), since it is possible to extract your hook without ever touching the fish.  (Plus, you don't have to extract your hook from the net.)

I'd recommend attaching it to your canoe with a longer lanyard of some kind.  Although I've not had it wrenched out of my hand yet, sometimes your grip on the handle can be a little awkward.  I'd hate to see this and a fish headed to the bottom because of an inopportune fish flop matched with a poor grip.

Of course ... it is going again this year.

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