I just spliced 2 bottom lines, dropped a couple of quick sets myself one night and had to walk the field myself, i knew what was coming, both had a section of running line chewed, still managed 31 rabbits so it made fixing them easier. As for holes in meshes, i often have my nets run out in the field fixing them, i just nail knot the meshes back together, these old nets i use for ferreting woods and night time are like patchwork but still do the job grand, made myself a new quick set up for ferreting clean bits with my collie pup. set this one at 7yds, in one of my little baskets, great light