Frabill hibernet

  • SHONW
    Posts: 12
    October 16, 2009 at 3:13 am #1264602

    Have any of you had experience with this net? I like how compact it stows (I have a smaller boat). Just wondering if it would hold up to Muskies?

    bzzsaw
    Hudson, Wi
    Posts: 3480
    October 16, 2009 at 2:33 pm #809618

    Looks cool, but I don’t think I would want to use it for a muskie net (walleyes maybe). The normal dimensions for a Beckman muskie net are about 34 X 36 inches. The Beckman and Frabill nets are tough as nails. I don’t think a collapsable net is going to have the same strength.

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    More features: a premium rubberized handle yields sure-handed use. The netting itself is a soft, black poly mesh. Retracted, Hiber-Net is 52-inches in length, with a triangular-shaped hoop that’s 22- by 22-inches by 24-inches deep.

    AverageSportsman
    SE MN
    Posts: 178
    October 16, 2009 at 5:14 pm #809667

    I purchased one of these a couple years ago. It was called a Hibernet, but did not have the Frabill name. I assume Frabill bought them out or something.

    Anyway, its a nice net for anything but large fish. It stows and deploys well and is great when space in the boat is limited. I usually carry this net as a spare/backup, but have used exclusively from time to time.

    If your looking for a musky net this one is not it. Very small hoop and basket. Good luck with your search

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