Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Recommendation for a pool/pond net?

Not sure if this is where to post this, but figured it doesn't make much difference.

I realize I need a nice really long net / whatever so I can retrieve things just offshore, or whatever comes up.....I'm sure it'll get plenty of use....for instance today when I dropped a plastic structure in the wrong place and it just sat there floating just offshore laughing at me. I used a long branch, but I'd like something slightly more "high-tech." :-) Guessing a standard pool net would work, but wanted to consult you all first.

Suggestions? Thanks!

You aren't harassing the birds, you are just taking advantage of all the open water that is available in your pond to drive the RC boat. At least that's the way that I look at it.

BJ Nick: You can get a net that has a larger dia handle, take the end cap off and slide a piece of PVC pipe in the handle (or over the handle).Nut/bolt the two pieces together. Put a pool noodle on the PVC to make it float. You can make the handle as long as you want by putting more PVC/pool noodles on it. I don't glue sections together, but I will drill a hole all the way through the coupling and PVC, then stick a piece of wire through the hole, bending both ends to make sure the coupling doesn't slip apart at a critical moment.

I found one of these that was for sale locally for a couple hundred bucks. Water Tender 9.5

Plastic, won't corrode and no rivets to leak. Double hulled, foam between layers. Wide for it's length and light weight. One person can move it around and load it into the back of a PU truck if needed. Supposed to handle a 5 hp motor, I had a 10 hp on it to see if it was strong enough and it was. I have a 4 hp 4-stroke or a 40 lb thrust electric trolling motor that I use. (or oars).

This summer a buddy is taking his kayak and I will take that to float down the local small river for a couple of miles. I can fit a cooler and other stuff in it that he can't fit in his kayak.