sportsman's net

[lifelong cumbrian 1,789]

I buy my pole material in 6 meter lengths , I like a pole to be a meter so get 6, I think retail ones are shorter because they are getting 7 to a length? I like extra on because they are more versatile, you can slide the grommets up and down to suit, I shove poles up behind wire etc to keep things ridged, as I don’t want to run a full net out to cover a small set I just run out what is needed the shove the other end behind the wire so it could be any pole really, I also use a pole pusher for hard ground etc which I slip over the pole end

[terryd 8,024]

I think i read some where nels0n said can compete with advanced netting and a better quality of net

[fred90 3,089]

Just now, terryd said:

I think i read some where nels0n said can compete with advanced netting and a better quality of net

Think I read same mate. it said nelsons were softer better quality twine. said advanced was a bit coarse. 

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3 minutes ago, fred90 said:

advanced netting have been sold out for weeks mate. do you use quick sets for night netting or do you still use traditional? 

not done any nite netting for a good few year.....learned the old way like yourself....nowt wrong with that either....but the basket and poles ...yeh there heavy and cumbersome...but easy to use once you got the hang......even at night.....at night with each pole you lift out I lift the pole up high and kind of flick the net like when you throw a bed sheet over a bed ..so the slack in the net runs down the running lines....or you can end up with bagging gathered round each peg

[lifelong cumbrian 1,789]

Nelson has the best netting available in my opinion, its stuff he has sourced himself.

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9 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

Find a pic of drum ye after an I bet we have one in yard either pop in an help yaself or get the youngster to throw one in back of his fancy new pick up

seen one a few year back and should have picked one up......they look like an army jerry can type thing...but slightly fatter with a big hole where the liquid or whatever was in comes out.....these things seemed to be a heavier thicker plastic

[lifelong cumbrian 1,789]

you on about these mate, handy in woods, you can set them down, getting no sticks in the bag on a normal basket, etc

[TOMO 24,838]

yes mate made one after seeing that of yours a few year back.....only took 15 mins ..dead easy....down side was that the plastic where the poles go is two bendy....apart from that I thought it was better than the basket because as you say it stops them getting caught up....also I think its lighter.....with a couple of short 20 yarders in there perfect...

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3 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

Pretty sure I got em like I’d double check tonight

put a pic up if you can mate.....im sure you will see there a bit thicker plastic than the others

[fred90 3,089]

not seen anything from Mr Wilkes lately? he would usually have commented on this. 

[lifelong cumbrian 1,789]

Tomo if the plastic is to waffy you could solid rivet a thin bit of aluminium plate in each side to stiffen the slot in.

[bunnyboiler 1,050]

On 12/03/2019 at 11:30, fred90 said:

I see rabbit fever on ebay are now selling what they call the sportsman's basket system. it's a 2/1/4 inch mesh fifty yard net. in what they are calling our new cumbria style basket. it looks exactly same as nelsons system who's baskets I believe are designed by lifelong Cumbrian on here. nothing new about 2/1/4 inch mesh. I can only assume that there other nets are 2 inch mesh which is too small for alround netting. 

It was only a matter of time before someone copied Nelson’s basket design I think he’s missed out here as he was always out of stock and took ages to reply to messages I even ended up with someone else’s order

[troyboy17 631]

Wouldn't have any other than the stuff of les genuine man

[bunnyboiler 1,050]

On 17/07/2019 at 11:06, troyboy17 said:

Wouldn't have any other than the stuff of les genuine man

I agree but I think it all got to much for him the stuff I ordered the quality was second to none that’s why I tried to order more kit and I tried and tried and tried and gave up in the end atb B.B. 

[troyboy17 631]

Just ordered some no problem