Creek Addict

How to Make Your Own Measure Net:

Tools needed:

Tape measure
Sharpie Marker
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails

Instructions:

Measure from the top of your net to the end of the handle and mark the handle in one inch increments with your marker. Mark the increments with the appropriate numbers and allow the ink to dry. Once the ink has dried, apply your hard as nails for a permanent finish. Be careful when applying the Hard as Nails, you don’t want to brush it on or even the dry ink will smear. Instead just blot the Hard as Nails on. Once the one side is dry you can measure from the bottom of the handle to the opening on the net on the opposite side. Same as before, measure in one inch increments and mark appropriately. Now you will have a net that is good for measuring small wild fish and your trophy catch.

The finished product.

My net goes from 19” to 30” on the large side.

It goes to 12” on the “wild” side. So although I can’t measure a fish from 13”-18”,  I can still measure the big boys and the little ones too. Plus, its a piece of gear I always have with me. Instead of saying, “Damn, I wish we could have measured that fish.”

Close up of the finished product.