Handy Pak Net - Plastic Handle Vinyl Pouch Made in America review and price compare 2025

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MODEL 301P with 19" Deep nylon knotted netting for barb or barbless hooks. Original Insta-Net model with high impact plastic handle and vinyl pouch. 2 inch long belt slots on back of pouch for fastening. MODEL 301PMM 20"deep (#HPMM-20), 301PTB 10" shallow (#HPTB) Catch and release black nylon mesh netting for barb or barbless hooks, choose your type of netting. Insta-Net with high impact plastic handle and vinyl pouch. 2 inch long belt slots on back of pouch for fastening. Netting Size 11 ½” Wide x 15" Long x 20 (fully extended) or 10 inches deep Net Collapsed 12" Long x 5 ¾” Wide x 1¾” High Total Weight 8.4 ounces. MADE IN AMERICA.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 15, 2015
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Handy Pak Net Co.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00TNOE38Y

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How easily are treble hooks caught in this net? Is this a fine mesh where hooks tend to get stuck and are a pain to remove?

Answer: You can order the net with different mesh sizes. Mine is a fairly open/traditional mesh. Have had no issues, but I prefer not to use treble hooks, so your milage may vary. Sorry I couldn't give a more direct answer.

How wide is the metal band that holds the net?

Answer: Frank,

Answer: Not exactly sure what it is that you're asking so I'll answer both of my guesses :

Answer: Approx 12"x16 guessing without presently looking at it right now

Answer: 11 1/2 "

Product reviews of Handy Pak Net - Plastic Handle Vinyl Pouch Made in America

gjmavro : had one as a kid, now getting back to ...

had one as a kid, now getting back to fishing. This fits in a dry sack that I keep in my trunk with a travel rod and reel set up. Takes up no room and is readily available for netting those soft mouthed trout. The fact they they still make the same net for 50 years tells a lot about the quality and usefulness.

michael grosse : product wasn't so hot, but the customer service was stellar

I will attempt a review of the product, but with a caveat. My review is based more the customer service side of the equation. If I were to rate the net upon arrival at my home, it would be a 1 star. There was a minor tear in the netting, and the ability to get the net back in the pouch escapes me. The netting tear, that is on the company and an error on their side. The inability to fold it back correctly, that is on me, or blame it on genes. If the net is to be used primarily for catch and release and I am unable to use it, then the product, through no fault of its own, is a failure for me. I tend to be the kind of person that looks for the most direct solution, so when I called the Handy Pak Net company for resolution, the customer service that they provided me, tells me that this company stands behind their product 100 percent. So regardless of a good review, a bad review, the company stands behind their product, so that is noteworthy, and it seems for the present, rare. To recap, the tear in the net is unacceptable and problematic, but I also understand how it can happen. People make mistakes. The folding of the net, or rather the inability, that is on me. But should you have issues, the company has your back. That speaks volumes about the product. I will likely practice with it and master it. I may still have to go with another net, by another company, but the price point, the good reviews, the company standing behind their product...that means something, or it should.

WhitO-Train : Great Product

I wish I would have gone with the milder mesh (the one that's a bit less deep) but overall I'm really happy with this net. It folds right up and sits comfortably on my waist when I'm in the river. It did ALMOST flip out of my hand when I pulled it out of it's carrying case to land a trout. Solid choice and made in America is cool when it's a good product.

Cary : Collapse your net

I tried like everyone else to collapse my net. I followed the diections that came with the net, and watched videos of other people collapsing the net. The problem I had was, after twisting to get the fig8, 1 loop didn't align with the others. I did force the 3rd loop and other 2 aligned loops into the case. It didn't break the spring steel, but it obviously was not right. The directions say "this net is made of genuine spring steel, it cannot be broken or damaged in folding."
I have found if I am holding the handle with one hand, and top of net with other hand, then twist into fig8, but 3rd loop doesn't align, then I grab the net from a different place(like half way between the handle and the top) before twisting into the fig8. Sometimes I have to try grabbing net in several different places(always put hands on opposite sides of net) before twisting into fig8. If all 3 loops line up, you're good. If not, try grabbing net in another place, then twist.

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

great way to carry a net while trout fishing. Netting is a little deeper that I would prefer.

DK : Great product. It takes some practice to collapse it ...

Great product. It takes some practice to collapse it back down after opening.

iowabrewer : Not guide approved - trout

Brought this on a guided trout fishing trip and the guide (16 years of guiding) didn't like this net for trout. His reasoning - my interpretation.
+ net material is too aggressive for soft skinned trout
+ net basket is too deep and the fish get tangled easily, he tied the end of the net making a shallower basket (pictured)
+ the net handle is too short and difficult to manage with a fish on a fly rod
+ metal edge is too harmful to trout

Going to hang on to the net for farm pond use but will find a more friendly trout net.

Clay Mulhollem : These nets are excellent. As a backcountry fisherman a net is usually ...

I have teak handled pak net and just ordered the plastic one as a gift. These nets are excellent. As a backcountry fisherman a net is usually a nuisance getting snagged in every bit of brush or laurel near the stream. Not so with this thing!

Christian C. Lux : Five Stars

Great net. Folds easily. Good design.

razrodude : Love the idea but potentially dangerous for small children, be aware.

This thing explodes out of its pouch w/ some serious force.. Despite the warnings, the first time I took it out, thinking it was away from my face enough, it SLAMMED me you-know-where... The net itself seems like really good quality and I love the compactness, and so I'll probably keep it for fishing alone, but I can definitely see one of my kids pulling this thing out and losing an eye.

jcg : A fishermans rubics cube

Nice net, but I'll be darned if I can master folding it. Some day!!!N

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

great way to carry a net while trout fishing. Netting is a little deeper that I would prefer.

Masatoshi : Five Stars

good

Al Jastrom : Four Stars

Nice net very handy

frankfrank : can be really difficult to get this folded at first

I have folded a lot of bandsaw blades and circular hoop types tents and so before I bought this I thought all the complaints about it being hard to fold were just people who didn't get that concept of how to fold a spring loop. That can be hard to learn at first but I thought I would be good since I have done it a lot with other products. Then I got this net in, watched all the videos, and could not get it folded for probably the first 50 tries or so. I'm a handy person so this was very maddening.

I believe the reason that some people have an easy time and others do not is that if you don't get it folded within the first few tries the hoop starts getting the wrong shape and that makes it almost impossible to fold right. So here is my advice: until you get it working right, make sure the hoop is very circular before each attempt to fold it, and watch the video on the manufacturer's site as it is better than the ones I found easily on youtube. Once I got it to fold a few times then it started keeping the right shape and became very easy to do. If I deliberately bent the sides back to be more flat (or worst case a slight kidney shape) the net would never fold right even after I had the technique down.

I could never get it to fold with the foot hold method that you use with a bandsaw blade or tent, so I wouldn't bother with that. I torqued it around pretty good in the wrong ways and it didn't get kinked or develop any shape I couldn't correct back to original, so the steel quality & heat treatment seems good for the application.

I wonder if a thicker hoop would make this easier to fold, as I have never had this much trouble with 3/4" bandsaw blades.

Richard : 21 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG

Bought this net for wade fishing for American shad along the Merrimac river used it for 11 years it landed hundreds of shad.it worked great for that 11 years. Then I started turkey hunting and for the past 10 years I been doing that so the net sat idle.Turkey numbers have been decreasing the last few years in my area so I decided to go back to shad fishing this spring. Today I started looking for my old shad gear to get ready and couldn't fined the net any ware so I decided to look on line for the same net and found it on your site very happy and orderd one today.Found out later my son has been using it for trout fishing for the last 10 years. That makes it 21 years old and it got used every season and still works great! I highly recommend it to any one that needs a compact net. Rich Keyes Salem New Hampshire

iowabrewer : Not guide approved - trout

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

great way to carry a net while trout fishing. Netting is a little deeper that I would prefer.

Daniel S. Todd : Great

Very nice, but takes a little practice to calapse.

WhitO-Train : Great Product

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