I realise this is quite a simple question compared to some of the previous topics.
But can anyone recommend a good quality safe carp sack.
I am not worried about the price just the best for the carp's welfare.

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Delkim Dave

Good question Dave. I am scared to death of sacking fish. I did it once and the fish just didn't seem to lie right in the water, so I returned a good fish with no photo's . I could never forgive myself if I killed a fish. Am I just being paranoid? I have never heard of a fish death through sacking but, I have no confidence it it. As an extension of Daves question, anyone have any tips on sacking the fish?

I should leave the zip up ones alone, I went to take some photo's for someone with this, what he thought was as great new zip up sack. He went to get it out, empty!, the zip had come undone, no fish to photograph!

The other thing you have to watch is how you secure them. I know cat tubes are different, but the first catch fish i tried to catch was one that had got away, in a tube!! the person who caught it was a very experienced cat angler.

The first real catfish I ever saw was that one, dead!, that luckily dosn't happen often, I hope, but it is something to bear in mind.

I just have a 'Leada' one and it is nice and soft, and we have never had any problems with it, the we being my son! I am still waiting to use it!

Any more suggestions?????

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Delkim Dave

Not a suggestion, Dave, but a question.

Why is it so necessary to have/use a sack ??

Jonty

the Zip Sacks are fine as long as you make the effort to secure them with a safety pin (good quality one) or something like Solar's Anti-Houdini clip. The drawstring type sacks are easier for carp to escape from especially if they have a bit of go in them or when they recover as the toggles can come undone a lot easier especially if you secure the sack at both ends.

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Darren Wilson

As for a reliable sack the Eustace sack sling or Hutchies Besafe sack sling must be looked at,Soft air flow mesh of a size you can keep your eye on the fish,strong webbing handles(bright yellow on the Eustace) sewn all the way around for security,strong black YKK zips which so far after two years use have not given me any trouble AND they double as weigh slings.
These are ideal for those who fish alone and require a short term sack so they can set up the photo gear.
Long term overnight sacking is banned on my syndicate water and rightly so;with the photo gear available today (autofocus,flash,remotes etc..)there should be no need to wait for daylight.

I don't think we need to use sacks at all.
With modern cameras and a good self-release system there is no need to sack fish up at night.
It should never be necessary in the day!

Guys

There's nothing wrong with sacking a fish up for a couple of hours as long as you are sensible about it.Not everybody has suitable camera equipment for taking decent shots on their own.

As long as the fish is sacked in a decent depth of water and you take the time to make sure that it has settled down OK you shouldn't have any problems.You've got to anticipate that it's going to flap about a bit when you take it out of the water but as long as it's not on the bank when it does this it shouldn't harm itself.

Sacking up fish for uneccessarily long periods is what should be avoided or keeping a fish in a sack that does not look happy there.

A lot of fish float when you first put them in the sack but most sink down after a few minutes.Occasionally you'll get one that doesn't sink at all so don't just sack it and leave it.

Just use a bit of common sense.

I've always used Nashy's sacks and they have never let me down - the ones with the drawcord around the top.

Butt Banger

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Originally posted by Butt Banger:
Guys

There's nothing wrong with sacking a fish up for a couple of hours as long as you are sensible about it.Not everybody has suitable camera equipment for taking decent shots on their own.

Butt Banger

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When I first started syndicate fishing, a number of years ago, the camera I had was one of thiose cheap 110 jobbies. On the second session (a Saturday morning, from dawn to 2:00 pm.) at the syndicate water I had 2 20's and a big 19. No other member was available to take photo's for me, and I was unwilling to lay the fish on a mat and photograph them like that.

On the Monday I went to Argos and bought a tripod (£22:00), and then to Camera Exchange and bought a second-hand Canon 35mm camera, with motor wind/rewind and adaptor for an air release - I also bought the air release to go with it. Total price £42.50.

Total outlay of £64.50, and no problems since. I take all my own shots, and with practice you will find that it is possible to have the camera gear ready to go in 5 minutes or less from the time the fish is netted. Leave the fish in the net (unhooked, of course), net in the water (`stake` it with a bank-stick) until ready to go. Easy-Peasy, no sacking necessary.

BTW, on the waters which I now fish, sacks are banned anyway - so I would have had to have developed this sort of methodology by now anyway