Flyfishen Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 The fly shop at High River (Fly's Etc.) now has these nets in stock. I have one and they work excellent on the Bow River for the Big Brown's. They are on the main street which I think is called Center Street. These nets hold up much better than the cloth mesh and so far I've managed to fit a 23 1/2 inch brown in it with no problems at all. Here's a picture of the net in action: Ask for Udo, and tell him I sent you his way. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webby Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 The fly shop at High River (Fly's Etc.) now has these nets in stock. I have one and they work excellent on the Bow River for the Big Brown's. They are on the main street which I think is called Center Street. These nets hold up much better than the cloth mesh and so far I've managed to fit a 23 1/2 inch brown in it with no problems at all. Here's a picture of the net in action: Ask for Udo, and tell him I sent you his way. John Yeah. I love mine. So much that when I broke it 2weeks ago slipping on the Highwood I went out this weekend and bought another. Bass pro shop. Onsale right now for half price. $22. It was cheaper than the fiberglass repair kit I was going to buy to fix the old one. Way better price than the $150 - $200 for the Brodin Ghost nets or the Orvis ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Are you sayig the Bass Pro shop net is the same quality as the Brodin Ghost nets? Yeah. I love mine. So much that when I broke it 2weeks ago slipping on the Highwood I went out this weekend and bought another. Bass pro shop. Onsale right now for half price. $22. It was cheaper than the fiberglass repair kit I was going to buy to fix the old one. Way better price than the $150 - $200 for the Brodin Ghost nets or the Orvis ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Cool net. Does Udo carry bamboo stuff at that shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboy Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah. I love mine. So much that when I broke it 2weeks ago slipping on the Highwood I went out this weekend and bought another. Bass pro shop. Onsale right now for half price. $22. It was cheaper than the fiberglass repair kit I was going to buy to fix the old one. Way better price than the $150 - $200 for the Brodin Ghost nets or the Orvis ones. How was the fishing on the highwood....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headscan Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 How was the fishing on the highwood....lol Heh, good catch. Hopefully he meant the 500m from the confluence that's governed by the same regs as the Bow and not the rest of the river that's closed until June 16th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbowtrout Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Could have been the walk back to the parking area at Natures. (I hope) Also feel free to shop for nets at any of our Sponsor shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proflytyer Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Could have been the walk back to the parking area at Natures. (I hope) Also feel free to shop for nets at any of our Sponsor shops. like he said, i just bought a gallatin ghost net from cp. LOVE IT. hint they got tons of them in. Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdock Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Heh, good catch. Hopefully he meant the 500m from the confluence that's governed by the same regs as the Bow and not the rest of the river that's closed until June 16th. Hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfishen Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Cool net. Does Udo carry bamboo stuff at that shop? When I was in getting my license for 2010 I noticed a bamboo rod on the rod display case. He also has rod building stuff and fly tying materials upstairs. It's a nice shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyfishen Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Yeah. I love mine. So much that when I broke it 2weeks ago slipping on the Highwood I went out this weekend and bought another. Bass pro shop. Onsale right now for half price. $22. It was cheaper than the fiberglass repair kit I was going to buy to fix the old one. Way better price than the $150 - $200 for the Brodin Ghost nets or the Orvis ones. Wow, thats really cheap! But the gas money to get there to buy it for me would be the same cost that I paid from Udo. I too love these nets and you are correct, I also could not justify spending 200 dollars on a net...My wife would shoot me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiceman2 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Save your gas money. I was seriously interested in the Frabil net, so much that I went to BassPro last night @ 9:30 to get one. After looking at it, its a $32 net ($22 is the americial price on line) with a clear rubber net tied to it. The net was heavy, and the mesh will break unless you modify with more rope to stop the "dental floss" that they have keeping the rubber mesh on from ripping tru the rubber. So its a $30 net, you get what you pay for. It is not a ghost net, and I personally am of the opinion to buy good gear, enjoy if forever, or buy cheep stuff, never be happy with it and have to replace it when it fails. Just my personal opinion after inspecting the net yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytyer101 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Agreed with THEICEMAN, Iv'e been looking for a rubber net for a while now and at first when I saw the one at basspro It seemed like a killer deal. But I also looked at the brodin and fisknats and they look way nicer and have way better constuction. All it comes down to is how much are you going to be using it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrinhurst Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I have the Brodin Gellatin from Country Pleasures. Couldn't be more happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiceman2 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Glad you posted that pic, just look at the mesh fit to the rim on the ghost vs the frabil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Another Gallatin Ghost, light and strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrinhurst Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Yep, I love my ghost. Put another lunker of a brown in her yesterday out at Policeman's. Have pics at home, will post later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishTales Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I saw this thread and thought I would let people know that we just got a shipment from Brodin with several of the ghost nets and the replacement bags. So for any of you who would like to replace your current net bag with the rubber then bring your net into the shop and see if one of the four sizes will work for your net. The bags range in size from the typical trout size all the way up to larger boat net sizes. The rubber nets are WAY better on the fish and WAY easier on the multi fly rigs as the hooks don't get snagged. David Fish Tales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboy Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I saw this thread and thought I would let people know that we just got a shipment from Brodin with several of the ghost nets and the replacement bags. So for any of you who would like to replace your current net bag with the rubber then bring your net into the shop and see if one of the four sizes will work for your net. The bags range in size from the typical trout size all the way up to larger boat net sizes. The rubber nets are WAY better on the fish and WAY easier on the multi fly rigs as the hooks don't get snagged. David Fish Tales Thanks Dave...I went into Fishtales and picked a bag up for a cheap old net I had.....it is now reborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiceman2 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 How cheep are ou talkin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboy Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 The bags are 25 for small and 30 for large....and the cheap net is a 5$ garage sale special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webby Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webby Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 How was the fishing on the highwood....lol Well it was frozen. I was heading down to bow/highwood junction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webby Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Are you sayig the Bass Pro shop net is the same quality as the Brodin Ghost nets? Definitely not, but hey, for 20 bucks you can buy a lot of them for the same price as one brodin. Don't get me wrong I wanted to get the brodin ghost. But i saw the Frabil at Bass Pro and it's been pretty good and durable up until the point i landing on it when i fell. but hey, being over 300lbs i would have broken the brodin net just as easily and it would have cost more to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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