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Dwight:

I looked into those when I wanted to have a few fish cages. It was less expensive for me to buy a 4' wide roll of mesh netting from Stoney Creek and make my own cages, but I picked up the netting, no shipping..... For only one cage it would have been cheaper to buy the pre-made cages, but for 2 or more making my own was more cost effective. I made my cages 4' square, but found that if the cage was only in 2 1/2' to 3' of water, LMB that were held in the cage (13"-16" long fish) would get their chins scraped up on the netting. There has to be a recommendation somewhere on the 'net for cage size vs. fish size/density to minimize stress/trauma to the caged fish.

Either route you take, don't forget to fab lids for them - fish jump and birds/mammals can get in from the top too.

I forgot. If you do go with the pre-made cages, and you plan on using them for more than once, get them treated with the net dip. I've used the green dip and it's held up very well.