flyfishfairwx Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nickname for my new net, homemade, with out the fancy frames, jigs, or getting high from the glue!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 great idea for a backpacking net, squash racket might be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutlover Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 thats great! i like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nice work Ray! 15/Love with that serve! P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Jer, Not sure where you go, but the fish I catch in the highcountry definitley wouldn't fit in a squash racquet!! LoL P great idea for a backpacking net, squash racket might be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrinhurst Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 How about a badminton net? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 lol def wont fit a bull in a squash net but cutties and brookies will fit nice ant help to cut the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Not the cutties I catch!! Not that the photos do these justice, but both these fish went at least 17"! lol def wont fit a bull in a squash net but cutties and brookies will fit nice ant help to cut the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 420FLYFISHIN Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 new school (2000 up) squash racket will fit that fish no problem with a good sized net. but either way its a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2rude Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Great ingenuity, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Yeah I know, just giving you a hard time! If you ever want to play before you convert your racquet, let me know!! P new school (2000 up) squash racket will fit that fish no problem with a good sized net. but either way its a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npauls Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Nice idea Ray. Where did you get your netting from? I have a wooden frame that I made and am looking for netting to finish it off for a buddy. If I can't find anything soon around Lethbridge I am going to pick one up in Calgary when I head up there again. I may also make a few more nets for friends and family that don't have one yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryH Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Try Streamside Nets in Lethbridge -- click here for their website They have a range of net bag sizes, some of which are available at many fly shops. Since they are in Lethbridge, you won't have to go far to get what you need. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish4trout Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 You should get a new tape measure uber if you think that cutty is 17" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishfairwx Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Damn now I am embarrassed I did not know that they were in LA.. Was looking for them!! Thanks TerryH Try Streamside Nets in Lethbridge -- click here for their website They have a range of net bag sizes, some of which are available at many fly shops. Since they are in Lethbridge, you won't have to go far to get what you need. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1984 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 You should get a new tape measure uber if you think that cutty is 17" Looks about the same size as the sandwich haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ÜberFly Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 As previously mentioned, the photos do not do these fish justice but yes they were definitley 17" (I have witnesses) plus the size limit at these particular lakes is 40 cm and they were bigger, but decided in the end not to keep them!! And I don't really care whether you beleive me or not!! P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shredneck Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Uber, you can measure my fish anytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 If they are not 17" they are very close. A dead giveaway is your hand width. It's about 4" with your fingers tight to each other - your fingers are not - so 4 1/2" - so that makes the trout head about 2". So if that is combined and stepped down the fish - the one is 17"+ So there - see what happens when old guys don't forget how measurements were once really about people. 1"= thumb width finger tip to elbow = 18" and are you really ready for this you are standing on one foot. Now wasn't that non-metric stuff easy. catch ya' Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 So there, can we now stop calling folks out on fish size? Its shocking that perspective seems to matter when you take a picture. Uber, from now on just do what too many others do, just hold your arms way out. Then the fish will look massive and placate the fish sized challenged folks. Sorry for continuing the hijack Ray, good idea on the net! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryH Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 ............... finger tip to elbow = 18" .............. C'mon Don, that's a cubit. Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanbritt Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 wicked net idea and nice fish Peter! I've fished with Peter numerous times, and if anything, he underestimates size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutlover Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I've fished with Peter numerous times, and if anything, he underestimates size. That's what she said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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