Hand net
A hand net, also called a scoop net, is a handheld fishing net or meshed basket used to capture and retrieve objects from water, somewhat in the manner of a sieve. It is distinguished from other fishing nets in that the net or mesh is supported by a rigid circular or polygonal frame, which may or may not be mounted to the end of a handle.
A hand net with a long handle is often called a dip net. When it is used by an angler to help "fetch out" or "land" a hooked fish, it is called a landing net.[1]
Hand nets have been used since antiquity for catching fish near the surface of the water, especially feisty, powerful ones such as
History
Hand nets have been widely used by
In England, hand netting is the only legal way of catching eels and has been practised for thousands of years on the River Parrett and River Severn.[6]
Gallery
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A "fisher logo" of Claes Jansz. Visscher, showing a hand net, 1630. -
An angler in a float tube with his landing net. -
George Bush and Vladimir Putin fish from a fish pond, while an aide holds a landing net -
Dipnet fishing platform on the Columbia River in Cascade Locks, Oregon
See also
Notes
- ^ Fishing Tools - Landing Nets Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dip net crabbing Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Scoop nets
- ^ Large scoop nets
- ^ "Karuk dip nets". Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ^ "Environment Agency Eel Fishing Handbook, Byelaw 4, Section 2" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
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