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Good net for a reasonable price? (29 posts / 2,684 views)
Nigel18
Posts: 332
Post #1 17 Apr 2023 20:38
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Want to buy a new net, what's the best at the moment?

Like the look of the Korda one until I seen the price

£100/150 tops
MiniWelsh MiniWelsh
Posts: 2,383
Post #2 17 Apr 2023 20:44
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In reply to Post #1
ESP, Solar, Chris Brown all get good write ups and within your budget
carpy09 carpy09
Posts: 14,236
Post #3 18 Apr 2023 04:06
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In reply to Post #1
If your wanting to spend upwards of £150 on a landing net look at Johnson Ross tackle matrix 3k camo landing net and pole within your budget of £150 light weight and stiff ridged handle
bmthman bmthman
Posts: 978
Post #4 18 Apr 2023 09:29
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Chris Brown net a wise investment at a reasonable price.
NWCarper1986
Posts: 175
Post #5 18 Apr 2023 11:22
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In reply to Post #1
I would look at a Harrison Torrix net stiffer than the matrix for a similar cost.
braders1978 braders1978
Posts: 18,195
Post #6 18 Apr 2023 11:45
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In reply to Post #5
I thought the matrix was a torrix handle or was that just the matrix bulldog
Gashman Gashman
Posts: 562
Post #7 18 Apr 2023 18:53
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Tackle box CFX net
Beyonce
Posts: 1,711
Post #8 18 Apr 2023 19:13
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The glass Chris Brown net is £126 including the 3ft extension. In a world of £900 bivvys and £1000 barrows it is one of fishing's great bargains.

The only other net, whether in or out of production, that I would buy over that is the carbon version. Just above budget at £180. It just looks a bit nicer with the 12K weave.

You can even speak to Chris on the phone and ask him about it, imagine that..someone who picks up the phone and has a conversation.

Teddybare
Posts: 994
Post #9 18 Apr 2023 20:28
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In reply to Post #5
Looked at both in JR, they were exactly the same, bloke serving me gave me a nod and a wink when I pointed this out.

Don't get me wrong I'm a bit of a stunner when I'm at my fighting weight and in a suit as I was that day but I'm sure that he was referring to the stable both handles came from rather than my chance of a Nando's for two.
MrFrosty
Posts: 637
Post #10 18 Apr 2023 20:45
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Just got an Aqua atom for under £100 on tft really nice net for the money.
Jamesvg Jamesvg
Posts: 1,165
Post #11 18 Apr 2023 20:59
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Having just got a Chris Brown net (in my case carbon) I would highly recommend this. Compared to the Matrix Bulldog and 3k (which I believe have the Torrix arms and pole respectively) it is far more rigid.
deaffred deaffred
Posts: 4,820
Post #12 19 Apr 2023 11:04
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Can't see this obsession with rigid arms on nets to be honest .

Due to my arthritis I bought two solar nets and found them easy to collapse .
But a lot of posters on here said these nets were pants , floppy arms , terrible to manoeuvre in the water , overpriced , Locky was on drugs when he designed these .

To which all these comments I found very amusing .
It's a net FFS and does the job perfectly even with floppy arms .

I really wonder on the type of people with these opinions who live amongst us 🤔
Tinhead Tinhead
Posts: 17,090
Post #13 19 Apr 2023 11:38
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In reply to Post #12
I can't see the fuss about rigid arms either.
Maybe it's a case that you don't realise until you've tried them? Well that's easy for me, I won't try one, so will continue to wonder what's all the fuss about and continue to be happy with what I've got.
Jamesvg Jamesvg
Posts: 1,165
Post #14 19 Apr 2023 17:54
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A stiffer net has never caught me more fish, not have I ever lost a fish due to flex in a net. However it is far easier to 'scoop' a fish when the net is rigid, otherwise you lift the handle and the net head/drawcord lags behind substantially.
NWCarper1986
Posts: 175
Post #15 19 Apr 2023 21:28
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In reply to Post #6
Matrix is 3K carbon torrix is 1K carbon so definitely not the same 👍 johnson rosses torrix net comes with matrix spreader and net though 👍
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