Cat Landing Net

[The Fatchap]

Hi Gang,
Anyone got any recommendations for 60inch landing net for cats? I've looked at the Catfish Pro model but it's too dear for my wallet.
Many of the carp nets are big enough but seem a bit flimsy.
Cheers
Colin

[Brian Springthorpe]

Chris Brown net https://www.cbproducts.co.uk/landing-nets/

[Mike J]

Land them by hand like everyone else does, only a pussy nets a cat.......

Gedit

[John Milford]

Land them by hand like everyone else does, only a pussy nets a cat.......

Gedit

Besides, you'd have to burn the net afterwards . . . .

[dave aylett]

Chris Browns cat net.

[Bob Watson]

My greys 42" landing net is ridiculously large, so much so that I don't use it for my carp fishing anymore, I bought a sensible sized one to replace it. I wouldn't hesitate to use it for cats, at least in the UK! I might measure it later and add some pics.

[Mark Phillips]

Depends on the size you'll be catching, but up to say 40lb you can get away with a 50" net. A 42" would be too small, but if you only fish for them now and again, you can flop one in, but it's far from ideal. A tip I offer to you is to shorten the cord a bit, which makes the net narrower, but longer - what you want for cats, as once the heads in, the rest of it will follow. I always managed with that until I started to regularly catch bigger cats, then I used the catfish pro net 60" for a long time. But in more recent years, have switched over to using a 55" Free Spirit S net. I already had 42" and 46" arms, plus two handles, so it made sense to get the biggest size for cats. I like it as it is very light compared the other net, as well as being much easier to move around in the water and I fish on my own a lot - so landing a big cat is a lot easier with the Free Spirit Net. In fact, I have landed two 50's into it at the same time, when I had one in the net and another rod went as I was about to reel it in. It's got a good, soft, deep mesh too - so well suited to retaining them while you get sorted for weighing. OK, you're looking at around £180 for the 55" with a 6ft handle, but that's only half the price of a decent rod or reel these days. Again, I cut the cord down a bit, so I get more 'reach' with the net...