CHAPTER XIII 



LANDING GEAR NETTING 



LANDING NET. 



THE landing net is the scapegoat of the angler's 

 equipment, concerning which the wielder of the rod 

 is apt to be very exacting. It must be at hand at a 

 critical moment, efficient and yet unobtrusive, light, 

 yet strong enough not to give way in any circum- 

 stances. No other article receives so much abuse 

 and such little praise for a duty efficiently performed. 



PLAIN LANDING NET, WITH CLIP ON SHAFT. 



The inventor's genius has been sorely tried to meet 

 these demands, and the result is a motley variety of 

 landing bows and nets. However, quite reliable and 

 highly satisfactory landing nets have been evolved 

 during the last few years. The only detriment is their 

 cost, for good collapsible bows and handles are very 

 expensive. 



The simplest form of landing net is the plain cane 

 shaft with standard thread socket to take the bow, a 

 plain round metal bow or a pear-shaped wood one, 



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