Long Net

[Yokel Matt 918]

Arn't some people arseholes!

 

Although i've done a bit of this before it has been mainly with a few of us back in Sussex doing garden centers and setting in the dead ground during the harvest combining. Looked pretty handy so picked up a 25yrd and a 100yrd 6oz (mainly for ferreting)... used the 25'r loads a as a stop net but never really had the opportunity to use the 100 when by myself. :mellow:

 

Having read all the threads on here about them i went an got myself all excited about a patch i have in Dorset (bit of a treck from Bristol but hey) and thought i would blow the dust of it and have a crack last weekend. Because of the shape of the field i decided to try and drop net it from the other side of the hedge and then push through further down and zig-zag them in. I set it up late afternoon and then for a mooch on the other side of the farm with the .22 planning to return at 9.

 

Conditions seemed great, crept up the the point where i had the the reel and pulled on the fishing line.... stuck soild.

 

 

The reason it wouldn't f*****g drop is because it some wanker had cut chunks of netting out, nicked a lot of the nylon botton line and then bundled up and thrown abot 50 yrds worth in the hedge. I've just chucked it in the bag (along with a fair amount of gorse) as i'm too scared (and fuming) to look find out how much work i need to do to repair it. They have either nicked all my hazel rods or thrown them deep into the gorse. I've made purse nets for years but the thought of patching this bugger up is something i'm trying not to think about! . I'm so livid and gutted i can't explain. Some f****r, with no right to be there doing something this!

 

The nearest footpath is about 300 yards away and completly concealed by hill, couple of stone walls and a thick hedge so it wasn't exactly in plain view.

 

No real point to this other than to highlight how f*****g stupid i am for leaving it there in the first place

[Rabbithunter 456]

one of the reasons i have hesitated in using a drop net, too many light fingered people walking around,

 

recently i had a snare line sabotaged, marker pins thrown about, snares pulled off the fence, wrapped aroudn the wire, rabbits taken (can tell because of the fur on the ground)

 

its not only daft but irresponsible, as my marker pins were thrown all over, i cannot be 100% certain if all snare's were picked up

[Yokel Matt 918]

Oh yeah... assuming i can be bothered to pull all shit out, untangle it and patch the thing back together will whipping some new nylon onto the old bottom line affect the net drawing round in the future or should i just replace the bottom line altogether?

 

sob

[Rabbithunter 456]

I would just gather up all the end meshes, and pull a brand new cord through it

 

but its upto you if you want to repair it.... was it a traditional set net

[weg 0]

Arn't some people arseholes!

 

Although i've done a bit of this before it has been mainly with a few of us back in Sussex doing garden centers and setting in the dead ground during the harvest combining. Looked pretty handy so picked up a 25yrd and a 100yrd 6oz (mainly for ferreting)... used the 25'r loads a as a stop net but never really had the opportunity to use the 100 when by myself. :mellow:

 

Having read all the threads on here about them i went an got myself all excited about a patch i have in Dorset (bit of a treck from Bristol but hey) and thought i would blow the dust of it and have a crack last weekend. Because of the shape of the field i decided to try and drop net it from the other side of the hedge and then push through further down and zig-zag them in. I set it up late afternoon and then for a mooch on the other side of the farm with the .22 planning to return at 9.

 

Conditions seemed great, crept up the the point where i had the the reel and pulled on the fishing line.... stuck soild.

 

 

The reason it wouldn't f*****g drop is because it some wanker had cut chunks of netting out, nicked a lot of the nylon botton line and then bundled up and thrown abot 50 yrds worth in the hedge. I've just chucked it in the bag (along with a fair amount of gorse) as i'm too scared (and fuming) to look find out how much work i need to do to repair it. They have either nicked all my hazel rods or thrown them deep into the gorse. I've made purse nets for years but the thought of patching this bugger up is something i'm trying not to think about! . I'm so livid and gutted i can't explain. Some f****r, with no right to be there doing something this!

 

The nearest footpath is about 300 yards away and completly concealed by hill, couple of stone walls and a thick hedge so it wasn't exactly in plain view.

 

No real point to this other than to highlight how f*****g stupid i am for leaving it there in the first place

sorry to hear this mate some people have got no respect .they need a good lesson manners

[Yokel Matt 918]

I would just gather up all the end meshes, and pull a brand new cord through it

 

but its upto you if you want to repair it.... was it a traditional set net

 

Yep, traditional set. I had a closer look in the shed last night as i had nothing better to do and the b*****d really went to work on one section once i'd untagnled the birds nest.

 

Its nylon but i've got some hemp in the shed that i'll patch it up with that; It will look shit but there you go.

[Rabbithunter 456]

Its nylon but i've got some hemp in the shed that i'll patch it up with that; It will look shit but there you go.

 

it doesnt matter how it look's, as long as it catches rabbit's.

 

You would maybe be best off just buying some more sheet netting, if you look around you can get 200yards of sheet netting for around £20

[Yokel Matt 918]

"it doesnt matter how it look's, as long as it catches rabbit's."

 

Too true bud. Thing is i take pride in maintaining my equipment to keep it functional and in top nic. Just can't see it running or drawing quite the same thats all.