Although I use the normal huge triangular landing net for Carp, I've always preferred the metal-framed type for river fishing (better for combatting marginal weed, etc). Trouble is, the net I'm using isn't really big enough. Although it's a large oval-framed job "meant" for barbel I must admit to having a slightly uneasy solo netting of the 11-15 I caught in August, so much so that I reverted to using a carp net for the rest of the season.
Can anyone recommend a proper Barbel-sized oval metal-framed net out there? And I'd be interested in hearing preferences for landing nets in general.