 Every one of our laminated handles are handmade to perfection. Our laminates are hand glued together, and then they are cut to size. Once they have been cut to size, and hand glued into their style of bow they undergo 7 types of sanding; leaving our handles rounded, smooth, and very comfortable to hold while landing your fish.  2 Comments  Picture Courtesy of Dave McCoy Bob Nelson, owner and almost sole operator of Fisknat Landing Nets was born and raised in Tacoma, Washington. Bob, is married and has 2 adult children, and 4 grandchildren. He has a passion for nearly all types of fishing, and he has always loved wood working. And, pretty much by accident one day he decided to mix the two together! If you call Fisknat you wont reach any middle man, Bob takes care of all the phone calls, selling, manufacturing, shipping, and part of the sewing all by himself. Bob is very passionate about his company, and proud to say his product is hand made in America by him. These nets photograph beautifully, beacuse each net that leaves his builiding is unique piece of art.  Fisknat strives to please their customers; after we began to hear requests to add clear light weight bags to our line up, we made it happen! EVERY Fisknat net can come with either a standard black rubber net bag, or a clear rubber net bag. With Fisknat you can begin by picking the model of net that will fit your needs the best, and then move on to your handle choices, we feature a wide variety of beautiful handmade handles, you can finish off your net by picking out either a clear or black bag. The net you choose will be completley perfect for you!  Dave McCoy Photo Dave McCoy - A 21 year fly fishing veteran. Dave grew up in Eugene, Oregon, and as an adult moved to the PNW to persue his fly fishing passion. Check out Daves website @ Dave McCoy Photography, to read more about Dave, view his photography, or visit his fly shop/guide service!  Dave McCoy Photo  SPRING CREEK: Ranchers, Anglers, Water and Trout is a fly fishing conservation film, which chronicles an angler’s journey for new water and big trout. Faced with the demise of his homewaters the Kettle River, where low flows, excessive water extraction and climate change have caused trout stocks to plummet, British Columbian filmmaker and passionate fly fisherman Travis Lowesets out on a journey to explore the mystique surrounding fly fishing Montana’s fabled spring creeks. What he discovers in SPRING CREEK: Ranchers, Anglers, Water and Trout is how numerous ranchers in Montana, have embraced angling as a means of economic diversification to help sustain their traditional way of life. Unlike in British Columbia where BIG AG is oblivious to minimum in stream trout flows and a hypocritical government, seemingly reluctant to protect a unique angling resource, favours development over conservation. These problems have garnered the Kettle River, the unfortunate distinction of “The Most Endangered River in British Columbia” . What Lowe finds in Montana, will forever change the way he thinks about ranchers and their way of life. A discovery that helps restore his hope for the future of water and trout in his homewaters of the Kettle River. SPRING CREEK: Ranchers, Anglers, Water and Trout is a film that should give all anglers an occasion for hope and maybe, just maybe…some really big fish. Presently in production, Spring Creek: Ranchers, Anglers, Water and Trout has a tentative release date of Spring 2012. (Info taken directly from spring creek films)  Then nets we donated to Spring Creek Films Fisknat Landing nets: Our company was established around 2001, Fisknat came into the Fly Fishing Industry ready to help change things. We have prided ourselves on making the best for everyone who purchases our nets and for the fish being caught. Fisknat was the very first company to produce a Rubber bag wood framed landing net. About 8 years ago bob started making them for his quide friends who had complained about needing a quality rubber bag boat net. From the time that we sold our first rubber bag boat net we had so many inquiries about getting a rubber bag into all of our hand, float tube and pontoon nets. In spring of 2002 Fisknat landing nets again made fly fishing history bringing rubber bags to all of our 16 sizes and models of wood framed landing nets. No other landing net company has yet to have a rubber bag in all of there hand, float tube, pontoon and boat nets. LIGHT WEIGHT RUBBER BAGS, in Spring of 2005 Fisknat Landing nets had done it yet again. We have came up with a light weight rubber bag to fill all of our hand, float tube, pontoon nets and boat nets!! There is nothing else on the market like our light weight rubber bag net. It only weighs a few ounces and is very durable and fish friendly! Please feel free to email us with any inquiries about our new bags! A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT US Fisknat has been featured in many product reviews always getting very positive feedback. Recently we made it into the top 10 Gear Guide featured in Fly Fish America in late 2006. And now again in 2007 Fisknat was a part of their Gear guide. Fly Fish America has also done many other wonderful reviews on our nets, along with Outside Bozeman, Northwest and Southwest Fly Fishing,Fly Fishing and Tying Journal, Alaska Fly Fishing and several others. We supplied the nets for the western division of fly fishing masters in 2006 as well. Please continue to check back for new updates and feel free to email us at anytime with any questions. | Bob & ShannanBob is the owner, creator, and sole manufacturer of Fisknat Landing Nets. Shannan is Bob's daughter, and she has been a part of the company since the beginning, doing one job or another! ArchivesJanuary 2012 CategoriesAll |
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