Dimensions in centimetres, and a tape printed on it
An unhooking mat is a padded surface laid on the bank so a fish is never put on gravel, and the figure that separates two mats is the pair of dimensions. The corpus shows two clear formats. A wide mat — 120 × 65 cm on the TETEWEVER at 20,99 €, the Njord Kalastus at 29,99 €, the Meyola at 20,89 €, the BORDRISE at 19,99 € — takes a carp lying on its side with room either end, which is the point: a fish that can roll off a mat has not been protected. A long narrow mat — 140 × 35 cm on the Paradox Fishing at 24,99 €, 130 × 30 cm on the WEIRERNS at 29,97 €, 100 × 30 cm on the Roy Fishers at 13,69 € — is lighter, packs smaller, and is really a measuring cradle for predator fishing. Nearly every listing prints the second feature in its own title: an integrated tape, « mit Maßband ». It measures the fish without a second object and without lifting it again, and the pullther at 14,99 € and the Angel-Berger roll-up at 9,99 € are tapes with a bump board and almost no padding at all — the cheap end of this shelf is a ruler, not a mat. Read three more things. The handles, « mit Griffen für Transport » on the Njord and the Meyola, because a wet mat with a fish on it is carried and not dragged. The waterproofing, « Faltbar Wasserdicht » on the ZHUOmengyun at 14,99 €, which is what lets the mat be wetted before the fish touches it — a dry mat takes slime off. And the weight, which the Roy Fishers names as « Ultraleicht » at 100 × 30 cm: the lightest mats are the ones that actually get carried. One listing counts its own functions, « 4-in-1 ... Wiegesack » on the BORDRISE, a mat that doubles as a weigh sling. We compare dimensions, what the padding is described as — no maker on this shelf gives a figure for it — integrated tape, folding format, handles, waterproofing and weight.
120 cm long × 8 cm wide · roll-up measuring strip with an integrated hook-and-loop band to stop it unrolling · a stop at the start of the scale, so the nose is placed against it and the length read off · smooth, fish-friendly, washable surface · stated for zander, perch and pike
Not an unhooking mat. A tape with a nose stop, rolled and strapped.
Best for: Measuring accurately, alongside a mat rather than instead of one
140 cm in the title; 130 cm measuring surface in the third feature · water-repellent polyester, stated to resist sharp fish teeth and rough ground · clear centimetre scale · non-slip surface · padded knee zone · soft edge guard · sturdy carrying hole for a rucksack or belt · durable seams
A knee pad, an edge guard and a length its own listing gives twice.
Best for: Pike and other toothy fish on rough ground, at the cheap end of the shelf
140 × 35 cm open · rolls to 35 × 8 cm · printed measuring tape · special fish-friendly surface · padded knee pad · transport eye for a carabiner or a strap · easy to clean and quick to dry
The only mat that tells you how big it is once it is rolled up.
Best for: Walking between swims, where the rolled size decides whether it comes at all
100 × 30 cm · ultralight soft padding, stated to allow safe placing of both takeable and undersized fish · tape printed along the edge, measured directly on the surface · smooth washable polyester weave · packing strap for rolling up compactly · stated for pike, carp and tench
The smallest and lightest on the shelf, sold for exactly that.
Best for: Roving with a rucksack, where any mat beats no mat
130 × 30 cm · hard-wearing Oxford polyester, easy to clean · soft knee padding · non-slip edge guard, stated to hold the fish securely · rollable with retaining loops · carabiners for a rucksack or a fishing chair · printed with humorous captions
Names its fabric, pads the knees and guards the edge — three things most of this shelf skips.
Best for: A mobile angler who kneels on gravel and wants the mat to clip to the bag
Four in one: unhooking, measuring, weighing and transport · built-in tape to 130 cm / 51,2 in · 130 × 30 cm / 51,2 × 11,8 in · waterproof PVC, abrasion- and tear-resistant · smooth fish-friendly surface, stated to preserve the mucus layer · non-slip surface · sturdy edge guard · rolls up compactly
Calls itself four-in-one and publishes neither handles nor a load rating.
Best for: A cheap PVC mat where a wipeable surface matters more than the four-in-one claim
120 × 65 cm · four in one: measure, weigh, transport and unhook · handles for transport and for a scale · odour-repellent materials with rubberised mesh panels · maximum carrying weight 70 kg · stated for pike, trout, catfish, carp, perch and zander · described by the maker as a 2025 trade-fair novelty
Twice the width of anything else here, and the only mat that says what it will lift.
Best for: A deep-bodied carp or a heavy pike that has to be weighed as well as unhooked
The figure beside a product asked the shop for itself the moment this page opened; a figure inside the text has sat still since the sentence was written, and the first of the two is the one to trust.
