Rive All Round Landing Net
Landing nets are an essential part of any freshwater angler’s arsenal – whether you’re match fishing or carp fishing you need a way to land the species you capture. Without a top quality landing net you are never going to be able to get your fish onto the bank safely. Fish care is paramount when freshwater fishing and the discerning angler will take care to ensure that the gear they invest in has been designed with the welfare of the fish in mind – as well as its effectiveness on the bank. The All Round Landing Net is one such product and it is the perfect addition to the tackle collection of the modern match angler.
The first thing you’ll notice about this Rive Landing Net is how lightweight it is. The head of this next almost feels weightless, so you’ll never feel dragged down whilst you’re trying to transfer from the water to the bank. One of the biggest issues with most landing nets is that the mesh, when wet, can submerge the net – making it almost impossible to pull it and your fish out of the water. With this ultra-light landing net head you never need to worry about this, so landing hard fighting fish is incredibly easy. What’s more, this landing net head is also exceptionally rigid. This is another feature of the net which has been designed to ensure that you’re able to remove the fish from the water with ease. The rigidity of the head supports the weight of the fish perfectly, making it easy to lift even large fish out of the water. The rigidity of the net is due to a combination of the profiled metal rim and the solid spreader block. The profiled metal rim ensures that the weight of your capture is distributed evenly around the net whilst the spreader block ensures that there is no undue pressure on this integral area of the net.
The next thing you’ll notice about this All Round Landing Net is unique tapered mesh. Rather than boasting a flat bottom, as with most spoon shaped landing nets, the base of this net is angled up towards the spreader block. This allows you to better scoop the fish out of the water, reducing the risk of your mesh becoming caught on underwater snags or other similar features. This allows you to retrieve fish with confidence on a variety of different venues up and down the country – as well as across the continent. The mesh remains deep enough in order to ensure that your capture is properly supported whilst out of the water, too. The mesh of the net has been designed with fish safety in mind and it is both soft and fine. The metal rim of the net has also been profiled in order to ensure that the fish cannot sustain any accidental damage whilst it is being transferred in or out of the net. As a final feature, the mesh of this net is also exceptionally quick drying. This means that you don’t have to wait for hours at the end of a session for you gear to dry or else risk soaking you car boot. Instead you can pack up promptly in order to ensure that you are home in time for a much needed dinner.
The Rive All Round Landing Net comes in two different sizes. The large size is 45cm by 35cm, which ensures it is ample large enough for the majority of fish you’re going to land in a UK match fishing session. The XL version of the net is 50cm x 40cm. This is big enough to land the larger species that you might encounter, as well as the likes of double figure carp.