All Containers Great and Small

[jenniferd]

Without wishing to offend some of our more sensitive users of the AB by querying answers, with 26 days left before the competition closes, I would like to raise a query on Q99.
For those who do not know the quiz the question is:-
"Hold on to catch when suspended over the river." The answer appears to be between 2 choices - keepnet or tureens.
I have read the fors and against for each e.g. a keepnet is in the river and not suspended and tureens are plural when the answer appears to be single.
Has anyone come up with anything different - a clue to a different answer would be acceptable to avoid offending?

[mazie]

surely a keepnet is suspended over the river, the bottom bit being in the river. If the whole thing was in the river it would be called "a let em go net"

[jenniferd]

Not being a fisher person I presume it has some form of lid on it because a fish would be able to leap out otherwise.

[mazie]

have a look at this picture it will explain it better than i can. Then you can make your mind up jenniferd. Good luck with the quiz

http://www.maggotdrow...file11.asp?FileID=941

[jenniferd]

Thank you very much Mazie. The photo of the keepnet in action is great and explains the suspension bit very well. Definitely looks the best answer to go for.

[mazie]

Glad it helped x

[flyingpig]

Landing net. Used for helping to land larger fish if there is a risk of the line breaking.

[mazie]

it has to be 8 letters flyingpig

[jenniferd]

It is 7 letters Mazie.

[mazie]

sorry jenniferd. I know it's 7 letters I hit the wrong key !

[mazie]

not everyone has Chambers sprinter

[jenniferd]

In the "proper" edition of Chambers it says "suspended in" not "suspended over".