I do a lot of 'roving' on rivers. At the weekend I was getting battered by the wind moving between swims and to and from the car etc. It struck me that the landing net head was pretty unwieldy.
Also not ideal when going through bushes/woods/brambles etc
Anyone used a collapsable/folding one? Any good? Waste of time and money?
Avoid triangular landing nets, which catch up on bushes and undergrowth. Try a spoon shaped landing net, either a rigid one or a foldable one like this:
Korum Folding Landing Net | BobCo Fishing Tackle, Leeds
You could unscrew the net and fold it up each time you move swims, although this would take time and I don't think it's necessary.
Another option is to buy a collapsible landing net used by trout anglers - there's a triangular frame and usually a telescopic handle which extends to about 3ft. Sometimes the mechanism that allows you to flip open the net while playing a fish doesn't work very well. These are designed for trout fishing when wading. In my view they aren't much use when bank fishing for the bigger species of coarse fish. Trout anglers these days are more likely to use a short handled frying pan style net.
You could try the larger nets used for salmon fishing - the ones I've seen are expensive and the handles often aren't long enough for bank fishing.
