Radius Garden 501P Pond Shark Pro Water Garden Tool

Used it in the fall and winter to skim the pond. Used it yesterday in mucking the pond. First, caught three big goldfish with it, one at a time, to remove to a bucket while cleaning the pond. Used the tined side to get up leaves, twigs, etc. after draining the pond partway. Used the other side to scrape up sludge and muck. Also picked up several good-sized rocks and bricks that had fallen into the pond over the past couple of years without the net ripping. The handle is very sturdy and did not bend under the weight of heavy bricks, nor did the frame around the net. My only wish is that the "scrapey side" was rubbery, more like a squeegee-type thing, because it would do a much better job of getting up muck and stuff on the sides of the pond. The scrapey side did scrape nicely, but I was left looking around for something to get the muckety stuff. (I realize I should find and use some other sort of tool for this purpose. The pond came with the house when I purchased it a couple of years ago, and I know next to nothing about pond maintenance, nor do I want to spend a great deal of time and money on it, so I am learning as I go and am really quite happy with my little pond.) I bought this item based on reviews of it here on Amazon, and I must say, it worked completely as advertised. As a multi-purpose tool for a pond, it was reasonably priced and saved me money over buying several different tools to accomplish all the things this one tool did.

Needed a new net and found this online. Seemed like a good idea. So far, so good. Sturdy, decently balanced. The hooks for grabbing algae work okay although if I really want the algae out I'm still on hands and knees grabbing it near the root. I do find the hooks useful for untangling plant roots that hang in to the pond and it will get some of the looser algae. I do wish the diameter of the net was a little bigger and the handle a bit more extendable. If you're okay with the size this seems like a good purchase.

This net is what I wish I had bought a long time ago. It has multiple functions since it can easily be used to clean out leaves from the pond, as well as a fine enough net that can be used to net any sized fish, from young goldfish to foot long koi. It is sturdy and well made. If you are in the market for a net for your pond I can heartily recommend this one.

Don't like the hard rake attached to the net.

Like another reviewer said, it would be nice if the smooth side was more like a squeegy versus being rigid. It seems to hold a good amount of weight without tearing. The pole is sturdy enough not to bend when fully extended and with some weight in it. One thing that I didn't like about it is that when you are pulling it through the water and it is full, the pole comes untightened and shortens. I had to keep extending it and retightening it several times. If it would stay fully extended and stay tightly opened up, it would be a lot better. The rake side is not shapr per se, but it is very rigid. Be very carfeul if you have fish in your pond not to injure them with it. I move it through the water very slowly when they are close so that I don't scrape or poke them with the points.

Purchased this net last fall. Great net for half a season. The netting started deteriorating this spring and practically disintegrated. The vendor does not sell replacement netting and offered no recourse.

We have a small pond that is about 4 feet deep in the middle. We've been controlling algae successfully with chemicals but every once in a while, especially when we have a warm spell, the algae blooms. While I've been able to reach in and remove the algae from around the sides, it was very difficult to pull it off the center, deeper part of the pond. We bought the Pond Shark and it took seconds to remove the algae. The net bag captured the algae for easy removal. We even were able to remove a metal sculpture of a frog that had fallen in long ago. This is a very handy device for pond owners.

Great tool for pond, especially reaching across to rake overgrown border plants. Good extension but a little clumsy when fully extended.

Very sturdy. I should last for years.

Shipped Fast! Excellent product. Works well in the pond.

Good price compared to that of other Canadian online pond supplies vendors (half the price in my case). Sturdy. I bought it as a multipurpose tool (move small rocks on bottom of the pond, grab string algea, skim debris), long telescopic handle (up to 8 feet).

Good tool, strong enough to clean in a lake.