Stoner is prolly right.....I quit using a net 15 or 20 years ago....I quit fishing tournaments and decided I would as soon some fish get away as to put up with the net in the way.
The maximum depth in the creek is around 15 feet and it varies to maybe half that in some places even in the middle of the creek....was using a leader that was maybe 7 feet .....I fish by myself maybe 95% of the time Elwood,most of the older guys that retire always seem to need something to do so they end up getting a "little" job to fill in the blank space......I just fill in the blanks with a day on the water...lol...
I'll prolly still be hard headed about the net...ifn i lose several good fish I might change my mind...its about as much a pain as trying to get hold of the fish by hand...never tried to pick up a net in my life that wasn't tangled up in something or other.