Frabill Hiber-Net XL retractable net

Sportsman Network - July 13, 2010 | Reader Format

Frabill Hiber-Net XL

Quick, name the one piece of fishing gear that although vital to putting fish in the boat, often gets left behind because you’ve simply run out of space? On many of these excursions, carrying a landing net just isn’t practical. What would you say, then, to a premium portable net that actually fit right inside a travel rod case?

Last year, the engineers at Frabill introduced the ingenious Hiber-Net — the first completely retractable landing net that stows like a broomstick and deploys as easily as an umbrella. Since then, countless fish have been safely landed, both during fly-in trips and journeys to neighborhood ponds alike, thanks to Hiber-Net’s easygoing attitude and go-anywhere design.

Now, to tame even larger fish, Frabill brings us Hiber-Net XL. With a larger, beefier hoop and deeper, more cavernous bag, the new Hiber-Net XL gives you big fish landing insurance, no matter where your fishing adventures take you.

Hiber-Net XL, like the smaller Original Hiber-Net, features a robust handle and hoop frame built with heavy-walled, extruded aluminum. The Slide-Grip itself is super-durable, using pultruded fiberglass springs, which power the automatic hoop lock. Hardware consists of stainless steel and anodized aluminum, fortifying an already rock-solid product with extreme corrosion resistance for use in saltwater.

On the business end of the net, a premium rubberized handle yields sure-handed use. The netting itself is made from a soft, black poly mesh. The material is UV and wear resistant, and won’t spook or harm fish. Retracted, Hiber-Net XL is 72-inches in length, with a fish-friendly triangular-shaped hoop that’s 31- by 27-inches wide and 32-inches deep. Thanks to Frabill’s always-sound engineering, Hiber-Net XL easily handles some of the mightiest fish swimming our waterways, all with the portability of a fishing rod and the convenience of an umbrella.

Retail: $99
www.frabill.com
800.558-1005