long net - material and weight?

[Guest david1976]

I have decided that as it is the new year, i am going to set myself a challenge and that challenge is to make myself a long net.

 

My question is this, if you could make your ultimate long net, what material would you use and what weight?

 

Looking for some ideas to get me started. I have a small net just now about 25 yards long i got from KP&S nets about 16 years ago, don't know what its made of but it is still going strong.

 

Almost forgot, what mesh size and depth? Was thinking about 2" for the mesh size but dont have a clue about depth.

Edited January 3, 2008 by david1976

[ianrob 2]

I have decided that as it is the new year, i am going to set myself a challenge and that challenge is to make myself a long net.

 

My question is this, if you could make your ultimate long net, what material would you use and what weight?

 

Looking for some ideas to get me started. I have a small net just now about 25 yards long i got from KP&S nets about 16 years ago, don't know what its made of but it is still going strong.

 

Almost forgot, what mesh size and depth? Was thinking about 2" for the mesh size but dont have a clue about depth.

How's it going. This is just the first reply, so wait, as there'll be a few opinions. Personally I'd go with 4 ply hemp, though the spun nylon seems very popular nowadays. Mesh size, well unless small rabbits are your main quarry, 2" is a touch small. A long net is a tangle net and 2 1/4" or 4 1/2" full mesh is good size. I knit mine 14 mesh wide, though it is possibly considered a little wide by some, "it can get under your feet", though I have no problem with it. 12 or 13 mesh can be used. The net when knitted and pulled tight like a rope should be twice as long as when it's set on it's cords. It can be more but no less. I hope this starts off a debate for you. Good luck and enjoy, it can be very therapeutic knitting.

[R_Oldroyd 17]

Hi

 

I too make hemp long nets I have in the past made them with 5Ply which is ok when ferreting however i have just finished a 4ply net which is much more user friendly and easier to work with at night. I think that 14 meshs is too wide thats just me thought. I make all to them 12 meshes wide. 2 1/4 knot to knot.

 

If you are planning to make 2inch nets then 14 meshes would be better to maintain the depth/ belly of the net. I think that making a net is a personal thing really it is very much down to yourself to choose the material/ whether to add a salvage and the number of mesh and of course there size. Obvious the material used can also be a contributing factor.

 

The last net i made has a large mesh size for night work which many would say is too big and is somewhere between 41/2 and 5 inchs. It will let small rabbits through but not three quarter sized rabbits with a full belly. Larger adult rabbit are well and truely court in the net, but it is not a net that i would use when ferreting.

 

Regards Roger

 

One thing that you have not mentioned is the length of net. I make my 50yd nets with 110yds of lenght to allow for good bag.

Edited January 4, 2008 by R_Oldroyd

[Guest david1976]

thank you for your opinions.

 

It sounds as though 4oz hemp with 2 1/4 mesh is the way to go. I think that the net i have just now is 12 mesh high so i will go for this.

 

Planning to start with a 50 yarder and then if i am any good at it onto a 100 yarder as i have a 25 yard net at the moment.

 

one question however - what is the difference in measurements when you are talking about 2.25 or 4.5 mesh?

 

Cheers.

[R_Oldroyd 17]

Always a funny one i measure knot to knot but some perfer to measure the square pulled tight. I think it is better to measure as you would the mesh board but that's just me.

 

Regards Roger