We went to the rubber net last year and it was better but still a pain. That, and so often the fish is hooked with two or three sets of trebles and that too is a pain when the bite is hot. There were times when we were netting 2 fish in the same net and that was a cluster as well with all those hooks. It just seems excessive. Love the Duckwaters. Say Hi to Hoover for me. Hunted with him in Saskatchewan a few years back.