IMAGE ZOOM VIEWER CONTROLS
- Click to zoom in or click
- Double click to zoom out or click
- Click
to reset image
Customers Also Viewed
Overview
|
The Fish Grip is a fish landing device is the perfect fish landing tool for fishermen in kayaks or canoes. The unique jaw design holds the lip of the fish without harming the fish and the wrist lanyard always keeps it close at hand. Another great feature of the Fish Grip is that it floats when dropped into the water! For you night fishing junkies, the Fish Grip also comes in a glow-in-the-dark color so that you can see what you are doing when the sun goes down. Available in Orange, Glow, Pink, Green, Black, Blue and a Red, White and Blue combination. The Red, White and Blue Fish Grip comes in multiple combinations of the 3 colors so no two are alike.
|
Videos
More Videos
In Focus: Fish Measuring and Weighing Devices for Kayak Fishing
The Fish Grip
Expert Videos
Customer Photos
Resources
California Residents:
About California Proposition 65
California's Proposition 65 entitles California consumers to special warnings for products that contain chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm if those products expose consumers to such chemicals above certain threshold levels. We care about our customers' safety and hope that the information below helps with your buying decisions.
We are providing the following warning for products linked to this page:
WARNING: This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
For more information regarding Proposition 65, please visit the California State's website regarding Proposition 65 Here.
Reviews
I have recently been testing the Norton Fish Grip, Item #3785 in the Glow color. I instantly became curious when I received the fish grip due to its lack of weight and the design of it. It is completely made of plastic other than a few pins. I opened and closed it several times, and was pleasantly surprised by how easy it is to operate. When the grip closes down, it locks, and feels very secure. Yet, it is easily opened back up with just one finger. It is very simple to use while fishing, reel the fish in, when it gets close to the boat reach down and grab it out of the water. The curved tip makes it ideal to push into the fishes mouth, therefore making the fish open its mouth whether it wants to or not. Once the fish grip is in the fishes mouth the design of the tip helps it stay in place because of the inward curve. It simply hooks the inside of the lip but does not puncture the fish. Clamping it down on a fish assures that the fish is not going anywhere, because you have to pop it loose to release the jaws. These grips are very strong, and well made. I would feel comfortable grabbing a 15-20 lb. fish with these grips. Also, the mouth of the fish stays open due to the thickness of the grips tip, making it easy to get a pair of needle nose pliers or a hook out to retrieve your lure. My nephew, 9 years old, loves these grips. He now does not want to touch any fish without them. Fully extended the tip of the grips open about 2 inches, which I never opened them up more than about a half inch while inserting them in a fish's mouth. The Glow color is neat, but if you are going to go out at night you will definitely want to leave them in the sun during the day. It doesn't glow very bright, but will make it easier to locate in the dark. The only thing that could be improved is the texture on the handle, it is really smooth and after handling the first fish it was slick. I lightly sanded mine with 80 grit sandpaper, just on the handle where my hands touch, and it solved all my problems on the next trip out. This grip is a great addition to the gear you bring along with you while fishing. It is lightweight, slim, and very handy to have around. I have used it in saltwater with no sign of rust on the pins. Some so called stainless steel tools rust anyway, but this looks to be of good quality. For the price you cannot beat this fish grip. It does not matter whether you fish freshwater for Bass, or saltwater for Redfish, this grip will handle it all.
I have been using the Fish Gripper for about 2 months now and have been fairly pleased with the overall performance of the product. They are lightweight, bright colored so they are easy to see, and best of all they float. I mainly use the gripper in the marsh for redfish, trout, and flounder. When I go offshore it will handle the smaller species but has a harder time handling larger fish. Compared to the price of other lip gripping holders out there, this particular product is a steal and a good item for any avid kayak angler to have.
Pros:
The best feature of this product is the fact that it floats if dropped into the water. All other grips are made of metal and cost 30-100 dollars more, but sink as soon as you drop them into the water. If you drop the Fish Gripper, all you have to do is paddle over to where it has floated off to and scoop it up. Also since it is made out of plastic, you don't have to worry about it rusting up and corroding which practically renders metal grippers useless. Without proper care you may have to buy 3-4 metal grippers over the course of a fishing season, but the plastic Fish Grippers eliminate that whole aspect. For smaller game fish these are perfect and easily secure your catch for you to pick them up and snap a picture or throw them on the stringer.
Cons:
If I were to make any improvements to this product it would be to make a stronger locking mechanism so that it could hold fish of greater weight. I have had bigger fish pop the Gripper open and then fall back into the water. This can be a little annoying but it's not a huge deal. I would also like to see the handles be a little bit longer to give you some more reach.
Overall:
All in all I have been fairly pleased with my Fish Gripper and would recommend it to any person who is into kayak fishing or wanting to get into kayak fishing. I would give this product 4 out of 5 stars.
Easy to use. And works well.
Questions & Answers
Q:
is this the Jr. or the larger product?
Asked : Jun 25, 2016
By : Kyle H, US
A:
The fish grip jr is the smaller version. The Fish grip us the original fish grip.
