I would just like to fill the internet up with some more random tedious cr*p
and blow a trumpet for a member on here rather than for ones self. Praise be to….Hermit. 
I recently christened one of his ash framed landing nets on a nearby small river/brook close to where I live, and quite a christening it was too, as I was expecting some tidders to be about it. I lost count of the number of grayling but around 20 and 4 looney Trout as well, all in a couple of hours. It was very difficult to photograph the ladies of the stream as they were all very lively, in the gin clear water the trick was a very light tackle, 2lb bottom link onto a size 20 barbless hook using a 1SSG plastic chubber float. I don’t see the fascination with fancy floats myself, I can appreciate the beauty of some of them but I would be proper p*ssed off if I lost one so I'll stick with the cheap and nasty plastic things. I remember being millimetres from the top of my wader rescuing a Andy Batchelor float before as I was not seeing that become part of the landscape. But back to the net…..I asked for a micro/fine mesh to try and stop the shot on your rig going through the mesh as there is nothing more annoying than sitting there un-tangling it all if it gets caught up with the mesh. This mesh is not the overly pretty site on a ash net but sometime practicality over aesthetics is required. The net head is light enough for my very low diameter 7’ cane pole to handle and very strong in its construction. The spreader block is particularly strong, basic and functional in its design, with sensibly proportioned ash adding to the strength. I would be quite happy to land medium sized barbel in this net…although it would be a squeeze as the mesh is not deep, but I did use a Paul Cook net head for barbel years ago so I’m sure they would fit.
I have several of these type of net-heads from the most expensive on the “market” to these far more sensibly priced examples and in terms of build quality and strength Hermits net head is up there with the more……pricey ones or really you could argue banded names. For the price I would highly recommend you contact Hermit and see what he could do for you. However I think he is off on holiday at the moment.
Well done Hermit and good work! Oh yes and I’ll look at ordering the next size up soon.
Ta Muchly.
