There are days like today that I would have liked to have a net but for me it is just one more thing to trip over in the boat. Not as agile as I used to be.

To each his own...
Netting will slow you down. Most crappies spit out the hooks while on surface. Get ya a rod with backbone and yank them over the boat in one smooth action from deep to top and in the boat. No flip no flop!!!
Occationally, you will have one that break your line as you try to lift in the boat (assuming it is a 2#+, but that really boiled down to angler error for not checking the line and retying the line)
Notice how professional bass anglers will yank all their catches in the boat nowadays? Yes, especially during tournament!
Then again, it's just my opinion...

I throw back a lot of fish nowadays and give away most of the fish that are put in the box. When I was younger and hadn't caught many fish and didn't have much experience landing them losing one, especially a nice one, was a big deal. Now that I fish more often and have landed quite a few, the sight of a fish coming to the boat is not as foreign to me. It would be different if a tournament win were on the line and granted that the use of a net were allowed.

So I opt not to use a net and only keep the one Ketchn gave me on board for his sake. I like the idea of the fish having a chance to escape and the uncertainty of landing it adds to the thrill of the catch. However, my father would come completely unglued if he saw the reckless way I handled a fish while getting it to its final destination, the ice chest. As a post depression child his view of not losing a fish differs greatly from mine and God only knows what Grandpa would say if he saw me now!

Nothing wrong with using a net, sometimes we work hard at catching a mess of crappie and are keenly aware of what they are going to taste like when we get them to the table. No need letting that tasty fish get away at the last minute!