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Net Holster

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We're lucky to live in New Zealand with it's year around world-class fly fishing, and I take full advantage of it. But it can often be a long hike to get to the best water and one day, while untangling my net from a bush for the 100th time, I came up with a better way to carry that all important part of a fly fishing kit.

For years I'd do what one of my professional guide friends did and stuck the net handle in my wading belt behind my back. We've worn many a hole in the back of our waders that way and it's an unwelcome surprise when freezing cold water suddenly runs down your backside, usually in the middle of winter.

A few dozen prototypes and many fishing / field-testing days later (yes, someone had to do it), I'm thrilled with the Net Holster. It works great, and it sure beats trying to clip a net behind your back. My guide friend is still using the prototype I gave him to test a couple of years back.

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Colours: Green, Black or Red (left to right in image)

 

 

Net Leash

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Developed by Smith Creek® on the water and designed so you’ll never lose your net. Suitable for all types of nets, it works especially well when coupled to a Smith Creek Net Holster™. One end attaches to the nets yoke (hoop-handle junction), where it’s out of the way. The other clips to your Net Holster™ or belt loop.

The leash is 12” long and built tough. The coils are 10mm diameter and the attachment ends are crimped, not welded, for extra strength. And the crimps are rubber coated so they don’t scratch finishes.

Attach the Leash to your net by simply threading the looped end around the bottom of the hoop below the net, then pass the clip and coils through the loop, like a loop to loop connection. Clip other end to your Net Holster or belt loop.

Smith Creek designer Wayne Smith adds: “I’ve never found it a problem, but if you feel the metal clip gets in the way while inserting the handle into Net Holster, simply mount your Holster so the attachment hole is at the bottom. And personally, I remove all clips/hardware from the end of the handle on all my nets.”

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Note: Net and Net Holster shown for illustration only - not included with Net Leash

 

 

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