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The Mk 3 Dymag Landing Net. Every now and then a product comes onto the market that you know is a little bit special to the rest, and whether you are a tackle tart or just an accomplished angler who wants the best in the tackle available you have to have it! When I first clapped my eyes on the Dymag Mk III landing net at the Carp Society show in Sandown I thought to myself the man has done it again, what a fine piece of engineering and craftsmanship starred me in the face. The fact that it has taken that length of time to get the first proto-type up to production model shows the extremes that Graeme at Dymag goes to ensure everything is spot on. The first thing I noticed about this net over and above the cosmetics and fittings
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was its weight, it was ridiculously light, and as I passed the net over to Jamie Smith to run his eyes over, all I heard was a quiet gasp and a few unprintable words, yes it was light, and the production nets are even lighter! So where to start, well the net is made to the highest standards on UK build 1K carbon, and the build finish is just second to none. The handle is reversed tapered and six feet long providing you with a very manoeuvrable tool, the butt is finished off with an anodised spike, so it can be wedged in the ground. So to the heart of the net the unique spreader block, that looks more like the staff of Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings, this is truly outstanding engineering. With a gun smoke anodised finish the block weighs in at