how to stop nets twisting

[hunter96 13]

I have 3 feet hemp nets there brand new got them for christmas and since i had them they twist around itself. Its hard to explain imagine if someone had hold of the two ends and twisted thats what there like. Is there any way to stop this?

[The one 8,393]

The guy that knitted them could of solved that problem as he loaded the needle , after you have used them a couple of times they should settle down but failing that hand them up with a weight on the bottom end and see if that solves it

[stinkers 102]

No expert but it may be the way the hemp was fed onto the needle which causes it too twist.

[hunter96 13]

Cheers mate il give tha ago tonight

[longnetter 32]

See a lot of twisted nets for sale at game fairs etc this summer.....seems that some net makers have trouble loading thier needles properly.....this is almost certainly the cause of the problem.

You could try soaking your nets and drying them in the un-twisted position, if you see what I mean

[lampingkid 56]

i make nets when i first started my nets were twisted then i realised it was the way i was putting the twine on the needle

[paulus 26]

dip them in a bucket of water untill soaked hang from the top and add a good weight on the other end use a meat hook or bent nail with a brick or something heavy attached, rotate the net untill the twist has gone then leave to dry, when dry the twist will be gone

[Guest norseman]

the nets i make do the same, it isnt really a problem for me. but what is the proper way to load the needle? as i wouldnt mind putting a stop to that meself

[Guest Lee_view]

its more to do with how you take the twine off of the spool, there is a regular link put up on here as being "very good" I started watching it and did nt bother watching past the 1st couple of minutes, the reason was he's loading a needle from the spool vertical(upright) the twine is coming off like a corkscrew which will cause the net to twist. When loading your needle have the spool horizontal and the twine will come off left to right to left and will take out the twist in the twine

Y.I.S Lee_view

[Guest norseman]

its more to do with how you take the twine off of the spool, there is a regular link put up on here as being "very good" I started watching it and did nt bother watching past the 1st couple of minutes, the reason was he's loading a needle from the spool vertical(upright) the twine is coming off like a corkscrew which will cause the net to twist. When loading your needle have the spool horizontal and the twine will come off left to right to left and will take out the twist in the twine

Y.I.S Lee_view

 

thanks lee view for the tip. makes a bit more sense cheers.