BEST PLACE TO BUY

[loveferreting 2]

best to buy purse nets lads

[barney rubble 12]

you can gets some on ebay mate just whatch out forthecheap ones

[loveferreting 2]

what oz would you say to get

[stealthy1 3,964]

Plenty one ebay, some good nets made by lads on here, if you can get hold of them I get mine from here, some folk rate them, some dont, but I bought my last twenty from these lads 3 years ago, and they are still going strong.

 

http://www.jbsnets.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=12&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=7&vmcchk=1&Itemid=7

[barry lurcher 27]

bridport nets google it ,get the heaviest you can afford they are very good value and well made

[stealthy1 3,964]

Forgot to add that I went for the coloured spun 3ft

[Ideation 8,217]

Why does everyone always suggest the heaviest nets possible.

 

I keep a range of nets in my bag, some nylon, some hemp and mostly spun poly. Various sizes, from very small purse nets, to larger purse nets, to poke nets. I always make sure i have some very light weight, large, nylon nets in my bag, they are ideal for netting up hard to get to holes as they tend to really tangle the rabbit and it is not going anywhere. They can also be easily fixed to the side of rocks etc with a dab of bluetac etc.

[BenjaminCadd 109]

I think 10z is the heaviest ive seen, on ebay!

[barry lurcher 27]

reason ! they dont tangle as much more easy to set in cramped conditions , easyer to untangle , more easy to set if its blowing a gale , unless you are doing fields {grass} get the heaviet you can 10oz is very good all the best paul

[Ideation 8,217]

reason ! they dont tangle as much more easy to set in cramped conditions , easyer to untangle , more easy to set if its blowing a gale , unless you are doing fields {grass} get the heaviet you can 10oz is very good all the best paul

 

 

I know what you are saying mate, but in some situations they can be a real bonus. If put away properly, and you have the knack, you can set them easily enough, and what will tangle a few sticks and stuff, will definatly tangle a rabbit. I tend to use them if i have to stick a net somewhere i (or the mutt) can't get to quick to grab the rabbit, if they hit the net, they are going nowhere.

 

On a slightly seperate point, i've noticed that the really heavy nets can often turn back a rabbit if it approaches it slowly, as they feel the weight on their face.

 

Each to their own, and in general i use medium weight nets, but the odd light weight one definatly has a place in my net bag.

[The one 8,608]

Aye im no too keen on lighter nets 4z ect or the heavier nets 10 z they might all catch but something middle of the road suits me .if the odd rabbit gets away its breeding stock or i will get it the next time

[BenjaminCadd 109]

yeah, it is good to have a few 4z i have some 5ft long so you just hang them off twigs and stuff round a tree stump where you cant get a peg in, so when they hit they get in a right mess with it.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Heavy for me, rabbits dont get much of a chance to admire my nets with ferret fangs knawing at its arse

[barry lurcher 27]

it all depends where you ferret if you are just doing fields, then the lighter ones much cheaper as well, but if for general work banks , brambles ,woods , lots of snags about the heavy ones are the best 10oz -12oz ,and i have gone off the hemp nets because if your a lazy git like me and dont dry em every time they will rot ! get a few different lenghts , bigger entrances as well and of course coloured ones are much more easy to find ,i alway get to a burrow and think right count out the nets u use ,but i nearly always forget age me thinks!!!! thats where the coloured ones come into there own , when poaching the number of times u come across other peoples nets is very common, likewise i defo have left a few dotted around wales!!!!!!

[Ideation 8,217]

yeah, it is good to have a few 4z i have some 5ft long so you just hang them off twigs and stuff round a tree stump where you cant get a peg in, so when they hit they get in a right mess with it.

 

100% what i was saying mate. I work some really mixed land, and a lot of the time the holes could in in a rock, or in a tree stump or right in the middle of a huge bramble patch you cant get into quick to grab the rabbit, or on a verticle bank where you know the peg will pull out when the rabbit drops. In these situations i find that the very light weight (but good quality nets) tend to ball up and tangle the bunny even if the peg comes out (or is never in).

 

For the main part though i use a mix of medium weight spun poly and medium weight nylon.