Coarse & Match Fishing Nets

Do I need both? You will always require a landing net, a keep net is only used to retain smaller fish in a match scenario.

Your net should correlate to the size of fish you are after, so for carp, catfish, and pike you generally would opt for a 42/26 inch net or larger for catfish. For smaller species, a large pan net would suffice.

Yes, but you can get variations, and some are more fish-friendly, softer materials as a result of more expensive models.

This varies depending on the individual net.

More expensive nets are often lighter, easier to manoeuvre, and made from better materials.

Yes, but this does vary from model to model.