That’s when you need a kayak fishing net. I’ve been kayak fishing for decades and tested a lot of nets to land everything from bass to bull reds—I’ve found that the best kayak fishing nets are compact ...

Best Budget: Ego Kayak Fishing Net. Best Budget. SEE IT. Why It Made the Cut: A short-handled design with a large hoop for easy storage and an affordable price point. Key Features.

Top fishing net. Wakeman Retractable Fishing Net. Our take: This versatile fishing net can stretch to 56 inches and easily retract to 35 inches for transportation and storage.

Use the right tool for the job. A good kayak fishing net is nothing like you'd swing from a powerboat. ... The EGO S2 Slider Compact ($70) uses a PVC coating that is easy on the fish.

Kyle de Bouter holds up a pair of Patagonia board shorts made of recycled fishing nets, smiling as workers nearby slice old nylon nets to stack into seven-foot square, one-ton bales. “This is ...

Trawl nets, used extensively in commercial fishing, are particularly problematic. These large, moving nets sweep up everything in their path, trapping species indiscriminately.