A key component in
carp fishing, before welcoming it onto a
unhooking mat, it is essential to finish your fight by placing your carp in the landing net. Carp landing nets (landing net in English) are different from other predator or coarse fish landing nets for example. First of all the size, the arms of the landing nets are generally 42 inches or 106 cm, and a few exceptions are larger at 46 inches or 116 cm. Then the net is in soft meshes, and not plasticized like the predator landing nets, indeed the carp hooks never get caught in them so a soft mesh that is less aggressive for the fish's skin and scales is preferable. Finally, the size of the meshes is very small, usually about 1 cm, which does not help to move a wet net quickly. It can also be noted that the depth is often close to one meter, which gives a huge space ready to accommodate any carp of +30 kg. The system for attaching the arms is also particular, because on most models there are no articulated systems, but a "forced" installation which requires the knack, and a particular position to put and take down the arms, however the advantage is that it never comes undone on its own. A landing net handle can be monobloc, telescopic or socketed when you want to limit the space to accompany a short rods sheath for example, or when you want a very long handle for zig fishing for example. Finally the essential
accessory is a net float which greatly facilitates the netting especially when fishing alone. The most sought-after ranges and models are the
Carp Spirit landing nets, the
Aqua Product landing nets and the model of
Fox Horizon landing nets.
