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GB · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 317 Location: Ireland

We had a friend (now long gone Crying or Very sad

) who use to tie his own nets. I remember watching him in amazement as a kid Shocked

he was soooo fast. He taught us to rope bottles and we still have a few. He was in port and had just finished a gill net, no idea how long as from a kids point of view it went on for miles Laughing

but we all went out in the ships boat (sharky, it had a sharks face painted on the bow) and set it out. It was gone when we went back for it, a ship had dragged it into its wake and eaten it Shocked

Months of work, gone. He just laughed. Taught me something about how to deal with things like that though, just shrug and let it go. Cool

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wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1163 Location: Campile. Wexford

Poor bloke. I have to watch out for my long line, which may well suffer the same fate Crying or Very sad

. In my last house I had two hooks fastened to the chimney breast. I found it quite relaxing walking backward and forward tieing my nets. I used hemp twine and it took a fair time to make a fifty yard section. These comercial mono nets are so cheap that it makes making my own not really worth it, but its nice to think that I am doing an old craft, like the old boys of the north norfolk coast did when I as a child. Wink

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blowin · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject:

Sorry to be thick but I have been following this thread and a similar one on another forum with great interest but am now in a bit of a muddle .
For mullet and/or sandeel , the net should ideally be around 8 ft radius Question

( sorry to shout ) .
And the mesh size 1.25 inches Question

These nets are "tailored" and incorporate different sizes of mesh .... but the predominent one is 1.25" so that is what I order .
From ebay .
When they have got one .
just sort this out for me and i will leave you all alone !

GB · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 317 Location: Ireland

I find a three quarter inch mesh works best, for every thing and the radius is the distance from middle to the edge. (I wont even begin to tell you how many years it has taken me to remember that Embarassed

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So an eight foot radius gives you a net with a 16 ft spread. (thats if its spread out on the ground and measured side to side) Used on a beach no cast net will catch much but used on a river mouth or estuary on the out going tide (the fish HAVE to get by you ) when the water drops to about 4 ft and used untill the water is just about gone. You wont catch much at 4 ft but you will get your hand in with your net so by the time the water has dropped a bit you should be throwing well.
If you do go with a mesh size of over an inch you will catch fish, just not shrimps and bait fish so it wont be as much fun. Well, I think its fun, just like lucky dip fishing Cool

hope this helps Wink

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wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1163 Location: Campile. Wexford

I think I have got to grips with the theory. I will get one of the 3/4 mesh size for the reasons stated by GB. If I were to go for fish like Mullet it may well be a good idea to go for a second net of a larger mesh. This net must sink as fast as possible and carries more weight around the rim to aid this. The mesh of the net must operate in a similar principle as the fabric on a parachute and so the larger mesh will let water through it quicker than a finer mesh. So it sinks quicker. Well leastways thats how I see it. Laughing

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blowin · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:07 pm Post subject:

Brilliant . Many thanks for all the input and the summary .
Could you please order me one ?
Or two ? Confused

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1163 Location: Campile. Wexford

An eightfoot cast net can be brought on-line from a fishing tackle shop in Devon. I will see if I can find the URL. I will get one my self. Wink

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blowin · Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject:

Perhaps we could order them together -- poss get a discount and / or save postage ? Might get me out of this valley for once if I have to come and collect it from you !
I'll pm you Wink

. Cheers . N/

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1163 Location: Campile. Wexford

Have you seen this site Blowin?

http://www.anglingcentre.net/acatalog/s_Baitnet.html
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blowin · Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:02 am Post subject:

Did anyone get as far as chucking one of these things into the water ? I have to admit that I haven't but it is still on my wish-list . Wink