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Originally Posted by mazman

Bit late on the net discussion but that berkley kayak net 50cm is pretty much what I used, except mine was the old catch and release net that I cut down to length myself. According to the specs its the same head size and I reckon I cut it to around the same length theirs is, was a great net that I had used on everything from bream, trout and redfin to cod and jewies (upto around 80cm). Recently lost it on the river and bought the telescopic version as a replacement (more boat use in mind) but might grab one of them for the yak as well.

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Thanks for the insights. Yeah I'll be taking 7 foot rods out on the Yak - So they arent really long but they arent really short either - So I was going to give myself a little wiggle room to sneak up on the perfect length.

I'll have lip grips with me aswell - So theres alot of variables that are causing me to second guess my choices - but my first choice for landing big Jewies land based has always been a bigggg net - with deep pockets.

Ive perfected my netting techniques with those, so thats what I feel most comfortable with - you get the Jewies gliding in a straight line and build up some momentum with a tight line - and you sling them into the net - once there head goes in you release the tension on the line and the slide right in.

When Ive tried with short pocket nets - you almost have to get the head and body over the top of the net and hope they cooperate and bend in half when you scoop up