Blue Ribbon Nets

While airline staff were busily trying to find the lost (gate checked) travel fly rod tube, I gave Mike Westfall of Blue Ribbon Nets a call to let him know that I had arrived in Bozeman.  Mike said he'd be over in just a few minutes with a landing net to carry along on the week long Montana trip. 

Mike and I had met at IFTD the month before and I was impressed the current Blue Ribbon Nets product line and even more excited about the improvements coming for 2011.  Blue Ribbon Nets is working on a new netting material that is considerably lighter, will be made in Bozeman, and is much more eco-friendly than the rubber netting that is currently used industry wide.

Mike arrived outside the Gallatin Field Airport and handed over a large Catch & Release net with the clear rubber netting.   

The Catch & Release net is a great shape, solidly constructed, and the size of the netting is more than enough for the fish that I typically hook up with.



Mike representing Blue Ribbon Nets on his pickup truck.

Check out the Blue Ribbon Nets and look for several upcoming T.F.M. posts on Blue Ribbon Nets as their new 2011 products lines are released.