Rive EVA XXL Keepnet Bag
Keepnets are like bread and butter for the match angler and anyone who has fished in a competitive match style situation will understand exactly how important they are. Vital for retaining your captures before weighing, a keepnet is your trusty friend on the bank. However, any angler who has fished with one will understand what a pain they are to transport – not only to the bank but also back from it again. Bulky and often cumbersome, keepnets tend to be larger than your traditional landing net – in order to retain a large number of coarse fish. This can make finding the appropriate baggage difficult. Rive is a brand that understands the integrity of the keepnet for the match angler and, as such, has manufactured a dedicated keepnet bag in order to ensure that this vital piece of match fishing equipment doesn’t become an annoyance.
The Rive EVA XXL Keepnet Bag has truly epic proportions. 55cm x 60cm x 25cm, this is a keepnet bag which can hold a number of keepnets comfortably – which is perfect for all those venues which demand that you split your captures over two (or more) nets. This bag allows you to keep all your keepnets in one place, ensuring that you’re never left on the bank without one and wishing you had it. However, although the size of the bag is impressive, this isn’t the most impressive aspect of the bag’s construction.
As the name suggests, this bag has been manufactured form EVA. This is a rubber-like material which is completely waterproof. It goes without saying that your keepnets are going to get wet, after all, they’ll be spending the entirety of your session in the water. However, as these are designed to retain your captures right until the last minutes, the chances that you’ll be able to completely dry out your keepnet before returning to the car are slim – at best. Even on the hottest day, drying out your keepnet will take in excess of an hour. On a rainy or cold day, this quickly becomes an impossible feat. This only leaves you with one option, to place your wet keepnet into the boot of your car. If this wasn’t bad enough, it’s worth remembering that river or lake water isn’t always the sweetest smelling, so not only will you be faced with a smelly journey home but any water that does soak in will leave your boot stinking indefinitely. The EVA construction of this bag ensures that this is never an issue.
The Rive EVA XXL Keepnet Bag is not only watertight (and has been especially sealed to prevent spillage) but it is also odour-proof. This means that it is literally airtight and it prevents any nasty smells from exuding from the bag during transit. With this keepnet bag, you can enjoy a smell-free journey back home – without worrying that you’ll upset your other family members with a smelly car too. Just remember to clean the net and bag out once your home or you’ll be faced with a very smelly present the next time you open the bag on the bank!
This bag has been fitted with both carry handles and a shoulder strap. The shoulder strap is perfect for use over longer distances – for example, when you’re transporting your keepnets all the way from your boot down to your peg and back again. This allows you to keep your hands free for all your other essentials. For shorter journeys or manoeuvring the bag you can use the carry handles. These make in-boot manoeuvring a breeze. The Rive EVA XXL Keepnet Bag is the ideal keepnet bag for the dedicated match angler.