I have almost never carried nets with me in the past, but after many years have finally decided to carry one this year. Here’s what I’ve come up with to enable me to carry the three different sized nets that I presently have when fishing in PA and MT this year.
I have the Gear Keeper net retractor which I’ll attach to the end of the net’s handle and to the back of my vest, sling or whatever I’ll be wearing. That retractor is quite rugged and heavy duty.
Second, I have the Fishpond magnet which I’ll attach one end of magnet near the top of my net, and attach the other part of the magnet to my wading belt. That will keep my net secure against my back, and I can quickly grasp the end of the net when needed to release the magnet and use the net. My wife has sewed the “O” ring on that end of the magnet to a circular piece of heavy duty suspender elastic that I can slip onto my wading belt. That magnet is never going to come off, and since it’ll be secured on my wading belt I can easily adjust its position, and can also give it a hard tug when needed without practically pulling my vest off or choking me as it might if I had it attached near the top of my vest.
