I have been using a Nash with the bend and insert arms into the spreader for sometime however age and movement restrictions has made me struggle getting it assembled and more to the point yesterday I couldn't get it apart consequently in the end I managed to get apart only by brute force and broke the handle. 42 inch seems to be the norm but I don't seem to be able to find a folding one with a screw in spreader can anyone point me in the right direction please?
In reply to Post #1
Not sure what you mean by folding one have a look at the sonik vader x landing net comes with either 1 or 2 piece handle very easy to get the net arms in and out of the spreader block and the spreader block unscrews from the pole aswell good buy for £50 or under if you look around
Not sure what you mean by folding one have a look at the sonik vader x landing net comes with either 1 or 2 piece handle very easy to get the net arms in and out of the spreader block and the spreader block unscrews from the pole aswell good buy for £50 or under if you look around
In reply to Post #1
What is your budget. Solar p1 would tic all your boxes. Telescopic carbon handle, push button spreader block for quick release, extremely light but £250 a go.
If you have that sort of budget i can't compliment them enough. Even my 10 year old use them easily enough to land fish
What is your budget. Solar p1 would tic all your boxes. Telescopic carbon handle, push button spreader block for quick release, extremely light but £250 a go.
If you have that sort of budget i can't compliment them enough. Even my 10 year old use them easily enough to land fish
In reply to Post #1
What you need is the JRC Cocoon net. Easy to put up and down with the locking spreader block mechanism and the pole comes apart 6 inches from the spreader block, makes moving a netted fish a breeze .
Cut and paste the address below to see how it works etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QynNYA8RbY
What you need is the JRC Cocoon net. Easy to put up and down with the locking spreader block mechanism and the pole comes apart 6 inches from the spreader block, makes moving a netted fish a breeze .
Cut and paste the address below to see how it works etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QynNYA8RbY
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I bought a Solar P1 Bowloc recently and sang its praises (I wanted a collapsible net to replace a Greys net that used to have a collapsible spreader block)... the Bowloc is super light and is bankside eye candy, and of course the spreader block collapses.
Third time of using it a carbon arm broke. Probably my fault for trying to land a big cat that I should have unhooked in the margin.
Tried to contact Solar to get a set of replacement arms...... no response to emails or calls.
I have now bought a century net after checking that I can get replacement parts.
There is a bit of a nack to collapsing the net but once mastered is easy enough.
I bought a Solar P1 Bowloc recently and sang its praises (I wanted a collapsible net to replace a Greys net that used to have a collapsible spreader block)... the Bowloc is super light and is bankside eye candy, and of course the spreader block collapses.
Third time of using it a carbon arm broke. Probably my fault for trying to land a big cat that I should have unhooked in the margin.
Tried to contact Solar to get a set of replacement arms...... no response to emails or calls.
I have now bought a century net after checking that I can get replacement parts.
There is a bit of a nack to collapsing the net but once mastered is easy enough.
In reply to Post #4
Why do the "quick release" nets look more difficult than the normal insert nets
I always found the cheaper, more flexi nets easier. My two current nets would be nigh on impossible without the right technique, easy once you get the nack tho
That said, an old boy I used to work with an fish with occasionally really struggled through shoulder and wrist problems, I gave him my giant spoon net I had for pike fishing and he was much happier with that
Why do the "quick release" nets look more difficult than the normal insert nets
I always found the cheaper, more flexi nets easier. My two current nets would be nigh on impossible without the right technique, easy once you get the nack tho
That said, an old boy I used to work with an fish with occasionally really struggled through shoulder and wrist problems, I gave him my giant spoon net I had for pike fishing and he was much happier with that
In reply to Post #5
Which Century net did you get?
Which Century net did you get?
In reply to Post #7
I bought the Titanium ... very light, slim and stiff. The extra 2ft handle extension is useful too.
I bought the Titanium ... very light, slim and stiff. The extra 2ft handle extension is useful too.
In reply to Post #8
I was thinking of getting the Stealth, similar to yours i think. I just dont like the rubber cap's on the end's pity they dont finish them like their rods.
I was thinking of getting the Stealth, similar to yours i think. I just dont like the rubber cap's on the end's pity they dont finish them like their rods.
In reply to Post #1
I always found my Nash net a nightmare to break down from the block. All I did was cut the string and use some leadcore to replace it so the net is now maybe 46-48 but a lot easier to break down.
I always found my Nash net a nightmare to break down from the block. All I did was cut the string and use some leadcore to replace it so the net is now maybe 46-48 but a lot easier to break down.
In reply to Post #5
Its difficult to talk down on companies in the last few months with the problems the country is going through. It took daiwa almost 3 months to send me out a top section for my broken rod with everyone furloughed etc everywhere even now still shut or going at a slow rate. Unfortunately its to be expected
Your best bet would of been going through a stockist they would of been able to help?
Either way can only speak from my own personal experience owning 2 of them they are cracking nets can't see myself using anything else
Out of curiosity how did the arm snap? Can't picture it lol. If you landed the fish surely the net took the force not the arm?
Its difficult to talk down on companies in the last few months with the problems the country is going through. It took daiwa almost 3 months to send me out a top section for my broken rod with everyone furloughed etc everywhere even now still shut or going at a slow rate. Unfortunately its to be expected
Your best bet would of been going through a stockist they would of been able to help?
Either way can only speak from my own personal experience owning 2 of them they are cracking nets can't see myself using anything else
Out of curiosity how did the arm snap? Can't picture it lol. If you landed the fish surely the net took the force not the arm?
In reply to Post #10
Thanks for the advice how did you tie off the ends?
Thanks for the advice how did you tie off the ends?
Thanks for all the info guys,because I use the Nash skins system my rods and landing net go in the same small hold-all having watched the video link on you tube landing nets I can see it's the art of putting your arm in and spreading that gives me the difficulty so I'll to study it a bit closer and see if any of the systems are a little more forgiving from a strength point of view. But thanks again.
In reply to Post #12
Without taking my net apart I can't entirely remember (fishing at the moment). I'm pretty sure 2 granny knots did the job either end
Without taking my net apart I can't entirely remember (fishing at the moment). I'm pretty sure 2 granny knots did the job either end
In reply to Post #1
I take it you mean the Nash nets with the small round spreader block? If so I've had 2 pursuit nets for a good while and still struggle sometimes assembling and disassembling, I use the old method of fitting one arm then pushing against the ground, bending the arm then adding or removing the other arm. I must admit to having also broken a arm doing the bending against my hip when I had a fish in the net rushing during the dark. Apart from that they are lovely nets.
I take it you mean the Nash nets with the small round spreader block? If so I've had 2 pursuit nets for a good while and still struggle sometimes assembling and disassembling, I use the old method of fitting one arm then pushing against the ground, bending the arm then adding or removing the other arm. I must admit to having also broken a arm doing the bending against my hip when I had a fish in the net rushing during the dark. Apart from that they are lovely nets.