Making purse nets

[rabbitcatcher 1 287]

Hello people, I'm going to attempt to make some purse nets so I'm looking for a bit of advice on which size needle I should use etc etc the easiest twine to learn with and any other tips you might know, cheers in advance, rabbitcatcher

[AndyKelly 251]

if your making your own do you still want the 4fts bud

[rabbitcatcher 1 287]

Yes mate, I will be on a while trying to learn lol and yes I still want the 4fts just I fancy trying my hand at it as my father used to make a lot, and IMO you can't have to many, cheers Adam

[AndyKelly 251]

ill give you a quick lesson if you want when you pick them up showing how to tie on,increase and decrease and all that i dont mind mate

[paulk73 151]

Thats an offer not to be refused.

[rabbitcatcher 1 287]

ill give you a quick lesson if you want when you pick them up showing how to tie on,increase and decrease and all that i dont mind mate

[rabbitcatcher 1 287]

Yes Andy that would be great, and much appreciated I've got a rough idea but only off YouTube, I could do with buying the gear to get started as I've only got a homemade needle and a big roll of thin hemp tipe stuff which keeps snapping when I pull a knot to tight lol

[TOMO 24,895]

Good offer that off Andy,, good man,, it's by far the best Way to learn of someone else,,, saves loads of fecking around

[rabbitcatcher 1 287]

I've been fecking around all day tomo mate I can do the first row of mesh on the ring but when I try and start the second row the twine I'm using keeps knotting before the knot is in the right place ( on top of the mesh board) but I will get it (eventually, lol

[AndyKelly 251]

i used to sit with my uncle many years ago watching him make nets - i can still hear him monaning to this day that im still doing it wrong lol

[ferreting-mad-mike 0]

dou you stll sell the matirials for making nets andy ?

[deanothehunter 34]

_{This is a very good link :}

_{In the video it shows how to start a net on the ring then the loops etc then final ring, i use a very similar system to this video but where he says under 2 strands then under one stran for the locking knot its really not needed i just go under 2 strands and never had any problems and never had a knot come loose in over 30 years of ferreting.}

 

_{Another thing is i only prefer natural hemp coloured twine or green / brown as i had some nets given to me once from a friend and they were bright orange and a few times the rabbits jumped towards the net then must of noticed the bright colour and they went back in to face the ferret this never happens with greens browns or natural hemp colours, but thats just my personal preference and experience.}

 

_Deano