A vital part of our urban fishing adventures is river clean-up. We were always finding random sporting equipment in the river. Basketballs, baseballs, baseball bats, volleyballs, soccer balls, etc. You name it, we have found it. Our buddy Nick even found a bowling ball with “Nick” engraved on the ball. It was creepy.
We were trying to figure out a way to donate or recycle what we were finding when we came up with the idea to repurpose old tennis rackets as Urban Anglers USA “River Rat” fishing nets. These “River Rats” are legit tennis rackets re-threaded to hold quality rubber netting. The fiberglass frames are normally only found in high price fishing nets, but by using old equipment that would normally end up as trash, we can offer superior strength and quality at a much lower price.
• 11″ Deep netting. Perfect for bass and trout, but can also wedge a big carp down in there
• Each refurbished racket averages 28″ in total length
• Original tennis racket graphics. Keeping it as old school as possible
• Re-sewn with quality rubber netting (clear or black)
• Custom color paracord handle wraps
• Eyebolts and splitrings anchored into the handle to attach to net release
• Color preferences can be selected in the menu, by emailing us at urbananglersusa@gmail.com, or by DM through instagram. Either way, we will message you back with options available in your preferred colors. You can pick the exact racket you want converted to an Urban Anglers USA RiverRat Repurposed Racket Net. We have a lot to choose from, but since these are random refurbished rackets, we may not be able to accommodate.
We also offer junior sized rackets as CreekRats