opinions please

[fred90 3,088]

1 hour ago, Mr Wilkes said:

I have six unused 50s from Nels0n... well you never know when you might need em ?, I tend to use the same three 50s I rigged up myself from advanced netting, they are about 5 yr old but still catch rabbits.

well they don't cost anything to feed??.what mesh size you use?my old ones are 41/2 mesh asked for 41/4 from nelson 

[Mr Wilkes 2,913]

One 4”” and others 4 1/4” 4z . 

[fred90 3,088]

there was one old chap in the 80s i was a young man keen to learn. he wouldn't use anything other than 4" he had been netting since the 1930s

[Mr Wilkes 2,913]

What were the nets made from ?.

[fred90 3,088]

4 minutes ago, Mr Wilkes said:

What were the nets made from ?.

think they were 3 ply hemp.sorting old stuff out recently found about 30 yards of 2 strand hemp white no running lines or anything. pretty sure it must be from him.in great nick to say hes been dead 30 years 

[Mr Wilkes 2,913]

Only ever used one hemp net, it was like using one of my engles nets ( but not as nice ?). I tend to stick with the old 4z nets , easly replaced if I loose one ?.

[fred90 3,088]

23 minutes ago, Mr Wilkes said:

Only ever used one hemp net, it was like using one of my engles nets ( but not as nice ?). I tend to stick with the old 4z nets , easly replaced if I loose one ?.

i only ever used 4z not tried anything else.must be set in my ways

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

4z is a great net for them dark nights.

[fred90 3,088]

all this talk about nets has got me itching to go again.first nice weather we getting & i am longing for Autumn nights you couldn't make it up.??

[Mr Wilkes 2,913]

It’s going to be a long summer ?

[netrigger 566]

Good to see a bit of activity in the section again.. I have a few nets laying around the place, though they don't get out much due to the lack of rabbits.  I never ever thought that I would see areas once heaving with rabbits now wiped out.. Heartbreaking so it is.. 

Regards. 

[fred90 3,088]

19 minutes ago, netrigger said:

Good to see a bit of activity in the section again.. I have a few nets laying around the place, though they don't get out much due to the lack of rabbits.  I never ever thought that I would see areas once heaving with rabbits now wiped out.. Heartbreaking so it is.. 

Regards. 

its same here there are pockets of rabbits in places & a good summer behind them who knows?.some probably wouldn't think its worth running nets out for a few. but if i get a few its worth it to me its the enjoyment of being out

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

I'm the same,... I just like grabbing a 50 yd job, and running a few sets along the shoreline.

There is usually a good breeze coming off the sea and I've got some dead cert crossing places, that invariably get me a dozen for the dog freezer.

That does me,  I ain't greedy...

[netrigger 566]

Couple for the pot is where I get the satisfaction setting a length of net. It's just a very strange sight to see an area once over run with rabbits to see basically nowt, the whole landscape has even changed,, like being on a different part of the world..  No doubt this so called vhd2 or whatever its name is,, Man has put his tuppence worth in.. 

 

[fred90 3,088]

11 minutes ago, netrigger said:

Couple for the pot is where I get the satisfaction setting a length of net. It's just a very strange sight to see an area once over run with rabbits to see basically nowt, the whole landscape has even changed,, like being on a different part of the world..  No doubt this so called vhd2 or whatever its name is,, Man has put his tuppence worth in.. 

 

apparently the world ended in 1953 for the humble rabbit lets hope they can bounce back the same