DRAGONtail Damo Tenkara Net 30cm

I’ve used this net for over a decade. I couldn’t recommend them enough for tenkara or seiryu styles. It also lands surprisingly large fish (for tenkara and keiryu rods). I’ve landed rainbows and browns at 16+ inches easily when you know how to scoop them in. When you are using 7X tippet this net is a saver.
I really like the compact profile and the way it fits on my wading belt. It’s also extremely light. This makes it excellent for walking through the scrub and stops it catching on gorse, blackberries, and other sharps that nets that don’t collapse always seem to do, even when the net is carried on your back. I’ve also never had any issues with it catching when open, unlike one other reviewer. The mesh is very fine, also great for sieving nymphs to see what’s under the rocks.
I find I can open the velcrose pack with one hand and flick it open easily while playing a fish. One trick is to use a good net tether leash - the orvis retractable one currently on sale is a good choice, light and compact, longer than most zips for reach, and just the right tension - not too hard like simms ones for heavier walking staffs, and just enough to hold the net in place handy when you drop it beside you in the stream.

I really want to like this net. It has good ergonomics and is lightweight. But that's where the good ends. The biggest problem is that the net itself is not rubberized. So it gets caught on sticker bushes and my flies get snagged in it quite easily. Then there's the lanyard and it is pretty garbage too. After 4 months of use I've had to replace the carribiner and glue the lanyard back together due to it's poor construction. I will continue to use this net since I bought it but would not recommend this net to anyone else.

This is an excellent net. It's every but as good as the Shimano net which looks similar, but this net is less expensive.