Thanks Nico, I know you guys have a lot of experience with these nets thats why I asked. This was definately my fault and the net is a beautiful piece of work. I should've ran the fish around the boat a couple times but it was going berserk and I made a rookie mistake. It just made me a little gun shy because on both fish the bait was tangled pretty good in it. I researched a little last night and found another that is a little smaller with 3/8 fine mesh and it says its hook proof. I don't know how valid that is. I'll post the site later so you guys can check it out. I'll keep using it and sharpen my skills with it. Looking back on it makes me laugh and its been a good lesson learned. Thanks so much.