Not sure what you're looking to spend but there are several great nets out there by Frabill, Beckman, & Stowmaster. I have the largest Stowmaster which has a large deep net, mesh coating, & it folds up nicely. I made my final decision based on the fact that it folds up & can be stored on the side of my boat giving me extra room. If you fish alone often, you would need to have it opened while you're fishing thus eliminating the advantage of folding up, but I've been very pleased with it.

I had a Stowmaster and found the net to be very heavy fishing alone. I also had hooks wrapped up so bad that it became a nightmare to get them out. That was awhile back and I now hear the netting has improved and much easier. I switched over to a Frabill Big Kahuna and found it to be lighter than the Stowmaster and not bad netting fish alone. It is a big net and it fits great right on the floor when traveling. I really do enjoy it. All 3 brands are great and work well. What you have to decide is how will it fit in your boat and what water your fishing. Fishing LSC 100% of the time the Big Kahuna has worked well for big fish but it's not really needed on waters with smaller fish. Smaller fish we stopped netting and just started releasing at boatside.

I even tried using the smaller sized Stowmaster and at times it was way too small for some of the fish we landed and it became a pain in the ass. I do like the Frabill netting the best after trying all 3 major brands.

Your water, fish size, boat size and fishing solo or with someone will determine the right net and right size that works best. There all great nets and get the job done safely for you and the fish.

It also helps to have a boat partner who knows what the hell they are doing. I have a few buddies who I'd rather just net my own fish then trust them with it. I have another buddy we call the "extreme net man" because in years and years of big lake fishing and musky fishing he has yet to botch a net job and he's one of those guys you don't need to coach or tell him when to get the net in the water.

I have a cheaper Frabill I bought from Gander Mountain, then put a Beckman coated knotless bag on it and it works great. I had major problems with hooks being tangled and split fins on the fish with the original bag, the Beckman bag fixed all that.