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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.

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.

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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 "

Doug Lewis : T

I like it

Daniel S. Todd : Great

Very nice, but takes a little practice to calapse.

Mike : Never going back

So compact and light

Mere0322 : Not user friendly

I can't get this thing back in its holder, I've watched four YouTube videos, read the directions 10 times and still can't get it back in the case....

Daniel S. Todd : Great

Very nice, but takes a little practice to calapse.

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

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

Mere0322 : Not user friendly

I can't get this thing back in its holder, I've watched four YouTube videos, read the directions 10 times and still can't get it back in the case....

Yone Akagi : Make the hoop round before you twist!

The reviewer who suggested making the rim as round as possible before creating the figure 8 is absolutely correct. I struggled with this thing and probably tried 75 times to get it right. The problem was that one of the three coils always stuck out like a sore thumb, making it impossible to stack the coils. I struggled with it so much that I thought I had damaged the metal band. But if you make it round before you twist, the coils stack easily. Now it’s actually kind of fun to fold instead of frustrating. I look forward to using this for remote and lightweight backpacking trips for mountain trout. I have not put it through the paces yet, so I’m giving four stars for old school innovation and USA quality.

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.

Steve Hullibarger : A hassle.

I threw it away. Would rather fish than spend time wrestling with this thing.

Dean A. : exceeded expectations

durable, affordable option for trout fishing

Doug Lewis : T

I like it

Andy Madone : Plastic holder belt slots not good for wader belt changes

If you have a thin belt the holder will work. I imagine with some difficulty threading it through though. The back of the holder has two thin slits. I could never get my wader belt buckle through them so I riveted nylon belt loops onto the back to make easier changes between my two waders and regular nylon belt I use for wet wading. Seems like a weak design to me.

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

Christian C. Lux : Five Stars

Great net. Folds easily. Good design.

Ark : Easy to Fold Up

Very compact after the fold

RLF : ... had my handy-pak net for 24 years still works like the day it was new

I have had my handy-pak net for 24 years still works like the day it was new. My co-workers wants me to teach his 13 year old son to flyfish so this net will go to my student and I will be getting the teakwood with leather pouch. There is no better net on the market in my opinion. I always feel.like a Samurai when I reach behind me and whip it out....lol. Seriously, o have been fly fishing since I was 8 and watched countless anglers looking like mannequins from a orvis store with big,bulky heavy, wooden monstrosity dangling from their backs with some cumbersome clip or magnetic device, getting caught on the brush...etc, not this 8th wonder of the world. Get it, you'll love it. I want to say it's for ages 9 and up since my 9 year old nephew can fold it but after reading some of these reviews I wonder

Yone Akagi : Make the hoop round before you twist!

The reviewer who suggested making the rim as round as possible before creating the figure 8 is absolutely correct. I struggled with this thing and probably tried 75 times to get it right. The problem was that one of the three coils always stuck out like a sore thumb, making it impossible to stack the coils. I struggled with it so much that I thought I had damaged the metal band. But if you make it round before you twist, the coils stack easily. Now it’s actually kind of fun to fold instead of frustrating. I look forward to using this for remote and lightweight backpacking trips for mountain trout. I have not put it through the paces yet, so I’m giving four stars for old school innovation and USA quality.

Yone Akagi : Make the hoop round before you twist!

The reviewer who suggested making the rim as round as possible before creating the figure 8 is absolutely correct. I struggled with this thing and probably tried 75 times to get it right. The problem was that one of the three coils always stuck out like a sore thumb, making it impossible to stack the coils. I struggled with it so much that I thought I had damaged the metal band. But if you make it round before you twist, the coils stack easily. Now it’s actually kind of fun to fold instead of frustrating. I look forward to using this for remote and lightweight backpacking trips for mountain trout. I have not put it through the paces yet, so I’m giving four stars for old school innovation and USA quality.

Ark : Easy to Fold Up

Very compact after the fold

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

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When will it be delivered?

When will these be back in stock?

Please send me the goods.

When do I get it delivered?

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?

How wide is the metal band that holds the net?

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