Bagging

[ferretman89 68]

Hi all

 

Fairly new to long netting and would like some advice. I have noticed some people use 100% bagging on their nets and others use 50%

 

Just wondered if it actually makes a difference and do you need a different type of net for different bagging requirements?

 

Cheers

[Tiercel 6,986]

Every one will tell you that a net rigged by halves, half it's stretched length (100% bag) will out catch a net rigged by 2/3rds of it's stretched length (50% bag).

 

To be honest I always rig mine by half. Yet nets rigged by 2/3rds have been catching rabbits for a long time. Where the net rigged by half scores is when a couple of rabbits are caught, there is still plenty of slack left in the net. I think that with the net rigged by 2/3rds mesh size proportionate to the size of rabbit being targeted is more important. As the net relies more on the rabbit getting it's head through a mesh to catch, as opposed to the tangling action with a net rigged by halves.

 

The main reason for the 2/3rd rig, is money plain and simple. They are cheaper to make and can be sold at a premium to the unsuspecting.

 

TC

Edited August 10, 2014 by tiercel

[ferretman89 68]

Thanks very much for your reply appreciate it.

 

Made things pretty obvious lol