This is a good discussion... There was that one time Nico is referring to where the net almost cost us a fish. We were close to a dock, the fish hit close to the boat, everything was pretty messy. The hook got caught in the net and in the glove I was wearing (it was first thing on a cold morning). How we landed it, I don't know. Nico is really good with the net, and I'd like to think that I am too :)

Using the huge net takes some getting used to, but you'll find over time that it pays off so nicely. The first time a 10 pounder jumps two feet out of the water 6 feet from the side of the boat and lands in the net, you'll have a big smile on your face. Landing big ones like that is actually a good strategy, no joke.

The trick is to grind them in really hard and don't let up, and right when they get close and jump, your partner just drops the big huge net underneath them and they go right in. It doesn't matter if the fish is backwards or sideways or whatever. It also doesn't matter how big the fish is, because that big net will make a 15 pounder look quite reasonable :) And really, that's the one fish you care about more than all the rest!