When Walleye Fishing I Use A Net, Because Of The Teeth And Gills It Is Not Recomended To Grab Them, I Use A Cheap Wallmart Net With A 3 Foot Handle, I Tie A Bunjee Cord Around The Handle And Have The Net Hung Around My Neck And Under My Arm, I Am Usually Wading However This Is A Very Effective Way To Net Fish, Keeper Or Not, It Lets You Have Both Hands To Remove The Hook,i Also Have A Tape Measure On The Handle,at M,ost Systems In Kansas We Have A 18 Inch On Walleye And A 10 Inch On Crappie,you Generaly Dont Need Anet For 10 Inch Crappie, But When You Hook A 2 Plus On 4 Pound Test And Your 1/32 Jig Is Just Barely Hooked In The Bottom Corner Of The Big Paper Mouth, You Will Be Glad You Have A Net Strapped To Your Back. For Most Applications A Trout Net That Is About 18 Inches Long Will Work For Crappie.i Dont Know When I Might Catch A Walleye So I Do Prefer The Bigger Type Net. Hope This Helps. Good Luck Fish4dug