dip nets

Handheld aquatic scoops

A dip net is a small handheld net on a frame attached to a pole, used to scoop fish, bait, or aquatic creatures from the water.

Unlike cast nets or seines, dip nets are lowered into the water and lifted straight up: He used a dip net to transfer the fish from the bucket to the tank.

Also called a landing net when used to land fish already hooked.

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