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Well heres my tuppence worth regarding mesh sizes, imo a 5" mesh is a little to big for a rabbit net,,!! sure it will hold the odd Bunny but that size of mesh would be more suited to a Hare or Two,, Now iam getting personal here on past experience regarding mesh sizes for Rabbits,, You have got to take into consideration the type of twine thats on offer,, I.E. a nice 3ply Hemp twined net will suffice as a 4ply net !!! made up in a 4 1/2 " mesh will kill no problem!! why you may ask ?? becuse there is no stretch in natuarall fibres,,!! know if you want to get into great detail regarding t
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Just a few words here to thank Molcatcher and his Family for a great week, the hospitality was second to none,, it was a dam shame that the week went in so quickly.. It was good to see at first hand the basket method being put to use,, very smooth i may add, ,, Molecatcher sure knows his stuff . On the day before our departure we were out setting the mole traps on one of the big Sporting Estates that Molcatcher works when this Gent of a Man handed me a departing gift,, a quality knife boxed and all with the following poem..
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Iam with you on that one Crow,, its foolish to penny pinch on be it purse or long nets !! if you need a quality net/ nets , the catch rate and the ease of handling of a hand made net will soon will put the machine nets to the grave!! dont get me wrong the machine made nets have there place in the rabbit catchers bag ,, personally i still use them this day and age but the m/c made nets i have are of good quality compared to the shit thats doing the rounds these days !! long net wise these days machine made nets are cheap and efective!! but the life span on these types of nets are limited to t
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What type of netting is it ?? i.e 4z , 6z,, 10z, colour,, ?? ive had a few p.m's from other lads regarding poor quality purse nets and longnets ?? the £££'s come before quality these days iam afraid !! what has happened to good old fashioned gear at a reasonable price ??......
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Correct Lamper, it aint a big issue regarding the mesh size,, but if iam knitting a net of a 4" mesh this method will make all your meshes 4"" mesh throughtout the net,, as i said iam a fussy Bugger when it comes to the making and setting of nets,, aint i an old fashioned bugger??? regards
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Thats another topic !! watch this space,,
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same here,, get your poles out for the boys........
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Well Tomo if your a fussy bugger like myself its the neatest way to start of any net,, if you knit on to a ring or a loop of twine the first row of meshes will be of a bigger mesh size due to the clove hitch!!! but hay it aint a big deal!! make your first row of meshes with a board an 1/8 " of an inch smaller than your intended mesh size,,,, I agree with your comment, its a hard one to explain but any netmaker worth his salt should be able to get the jest of which i posted!! as i posted its just another way to start of a net,,, THERES NO SENSE IN KNITTING ON TO A RING, THEN HAVING TO CUT THE
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Hopefully this seasons grafter,,,,,,,,,,,
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IM AFRAID, I HAD TO POSTPONE TILL NEXT SAT !!!
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Thats the best way imo to start of a longnet,, come to think of it any net,, provideing you require the depht of the net at the start...... REGARDS Nice and neat OLT,, theres no need for a ring or a loop of twine to start of a net ,,,,, its another option as you know in the starting off a net be it rabbit or (if you have the balls any type off net )..knot..knot....knot.... Aint it a labour off love regards..
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heres another option in starting a net,, make a loop to attach to a hook, and another loop the bridth of your board now take your board and needle and knit a mesh into the loop you made the bredth of your board,, keep nitting mesh for mesh untill you have the depth you require( make a string of meshes 30 long for a net of 15 mesh deep once you have knitted the meshes you require its time to hook the meshes up once you have the meshes on the hook and your finger tye the meshes that you ha
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Heres a couple of pics of some of the types of mesh gauges that i have in the netmaking kit this gauge will give you a 4 1/2" full mesh,, perfect mesh size for a hemp net..
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An excellent post,, excellents nights work from an excellent night time netter Keep on setting Mate your dead a long, long time..... .
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Go with molecatcher, good netting at a reasonable price plus the added advantage that you will be buying gear from a man with experience in long netting..
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Well done mate,, yip you cant beat a trammel net for them silver scaled bunny's !!
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No it will not do any harm to the material,,,
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THE TWINE COMES IN WHITE,, I ADDED A NYLON DYE TO IT AND THATS THE WAY IT CAME OUT ( WAS MENT TO BE JUNGLE GREEN LOL ) BUT ITS NEW OWNER IS A VERY EXPERIENCED RABBIT CATCHER AND CAN RUN ANOTHER DYE OVER IT IF THE COLOUR DOESNT SUIT............REGARDS..
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Heres the finished net,, i will be sorry to see this one go
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Went out for a drop last night even though the conditions were very poor!! ah well it kept me of the booze,, the set i netted up useually only yields about a dozen even on the best of nights so i was pleasently surprised to find fourteen nice big healthy rabbits all meshed up in the webs,,, rabbit stew for me this week.
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They have both seen one or two Rabbits in there day,, the net on the left is made out of cotton thread! 12 strands all plyed together its a really good net,, well maintained and dried after each use, the net on the right is made up of a mixture of twines,,, Staple Spun and spun nylon plus 4z again a good killing net,, as you know MIST NET you cant beat a hand made net
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Heres a couple of old servants that are still in use today.
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Hi Alan what about these ones ??
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The same net Ricky,, Molecatcher they sure are Stainless,,Masterhunter i have used the bigger sizes of rings on end pins but find them to damned awkward !!! as for the mesh going through !!! it aint a bother..
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Here it is with unique end pins.
