Frankly speaking, it is always better to have a stripping baskets made of nets that no having a stripping basket at all. They are also more compact than rigid baskets. But in terms of efficiency, there is no comparison. With a rigid basket, one can fish without being scared of possible knots in the line that will screw the next cast. And this is true when fishing in the wind, in the surfs, from the shore or from a boat.
One model has particularly retaind our attention : the Linekurv stripping basket. This basket is a reference. Very simple and efficient, very well-prized, it’s got everything you can wait from a stripping basket. The flyline doesn’t tangle thanks to the cones (they maintain the loops in place so they do not mix), we can stock more than 25m of flyline that will go out without a knot, and it is possible to put down the rod on it.
We have tested it during a very windy day, and it is infinitely more efficient than a supple stripping basket. We could not stop wondering : why didn’t we buy one sooner… For saltwater fishermens, it’s a must have. A super product, efficient, robust, that has all the essential. A true safe investement, you won’t be able to fish without it.
