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July 20, 2009 by Dane Carlson | 1 Comment

The Bass Lasso is a fish landing net that is self contained in the handle. When you’re ready to use it, you simply pull it out and lock it in place.

A few years ago, Rod Presnell was fishing. He caught a catfish that was large enough to make him grab for the handle of his net. The net, however, was ensnared by the various gear that inevitably finds its way to the bottom of a boat. Frustrated, Rod cut the net, freeing it but rendering it much less functional. He decided that the hassles of having a net of that nature in his boat were not worth the benefits of employing the net.

His exasperation motivated him to conceive of a net that was available when he needed to use it, but not in the way when he did not need it.

Rod started working on the project in his garage, trying all types of materials, shapes, and sizes. He tried various plastics for the net’s arms and various metals, including graphite and aluminum for the handle. He then worked with Chuck Rodriguez of St. Petersburg, Florida, a retired plastics engineer, and the two of them eventually developed a mold that would work, quite a challenge according to Rod.

Rod sells the Bass Lasso on his website mybasslasso.com.

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