Since the title of this thread is "landing nets", I felt it appropriate to have at least one post favoring them. I take a collapsable net with nylon mesh. It fits nicely under pack straps along one side of pack, for travel, weighs almost nothing, yet is big enough for any fish I've ever sees brought to canoe. I only use it on bigger fish, as I prefer to unhook & release without bringing fish onboard. ;) ;)