How many poles

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Hi folks,i am getting 2x25 yd long nets for ferreting,i was just wondering how many poles will i need for each net??also the best place to buy the poles from,thanks in advance

[auld salmon 28]

6 for each net 5 yrds apart or some people use 5 depens on the individual net loft or hazel poles out of a wood there free Edited October 5, 2009 by auld salmon

[Fat-Ferret 857]

He wont have enough net for 6 poles 5 yards apart! But 5 would do, as Salmon said, Net Loft, Or Hazel....But when you start to use nets, you will buy more..... Edited October 5, 2009 by Fat-Ferret

[andy mecca 5]

get some hazel tea pot, the sap will be falling away now the weather is turning 3ft long

atb

ANDY

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Bloody hell never had such quick answers .Thanks lads so what i can gather from the differant answers is 5 would be the norm.

I have used short stop nets for a while now when ferreting and they are worth there wait in gold,its just sometimes rabbits run round them as the are only short,so was after something that bit longer.

I have just got some new ground with what i think you long netters call blind sets or something, where the warrens are at the bottom of a hill and the rabbits feed on top on a good night,so depending how i go with these 25yd ones i might get a 100yd one for the future.Never tried longnetting at night,i have used every other method for catching rabbits but never longnetting so i think at my time of life i should give it ago Thanks again folks.

[ellir0305 9]

He wont have enough net for 6 poles 5 yards apart! But 5 would do, as Salmon said, Net Loft, Or Hazel....But when you start to use nets, you will buy more.....

 

yes he will because you have one at each end , and they are for ferreting so plenty of rabbits will be hitting a short area (in theory ) so closely laid poles will help keep the net up.

[stealthy1 3,964]

I like one pole every 5 yards, stops your top line sagging so the rabbits jump over your net

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

He wont have enough net for 6 poles 5 yards apart! But 5 would do, as Salmon said, Net Loft, Or Hazel....But when you start to use nets, you will buy more.....

 

yes he will because you have one at each end , and they are for ferreting so plenty of rabbits will be hitting a short area (in theory ) so closely laid poles will help keep the net up.

 

Expert in longnetting now are you? I will listen to people who have done it and know.

 

STEATHLY1 Hurry up and get fit so we can have that days ferreting,so you can show me your longnetting skills,i must warn you i am a longnetting virgin

[Fat-Ferret 857]

A Blind set is ideal when you start doing it Tea Pot, Because you will usually have good results and that will keep you at it, The first sets I done were really easy to do and thats what kept me at it and learning more, Its very addictive!

[Rabbithunter 456]

He wont have enough net for 6 poles 5 yards apart! But 5 would do, as Salmon said, Net Loft, Or Hazel....But when you start to use nets, you will buy more.....

 

yes he will because you have one at each end , and they are for ferreting so plenty of rabbits will be hitting a short area (in theory ) so closely laid poles will help keep the net up.

 

 

pole #1) 0yards

#2) 5 yards

3# 10

4# 15

5# 20

6# 25

[Leeview 791]

Spot on ellir0305+Rabbithunter Ive always found the end pins keep the top line from sagging no matter how far apart the poles are

Y.I.S Leeview

[Tiercel 6,986]

Spot on ellir0305+Rabbithunter Ive always found the end pins keep the top line from sagging no matter how far apart the poles are

Y.I.S Leeview

 

True Leeview. But it also keeps the bottom line taught. I find in theory and a bowling green type field and you can get away with 7 to 8 yard placings. Most fields however are not like that, and each set requires a different amount of pegs. Some sets will require placings of down to 3 yards because of the conturs of the ground for half a net and 7 to 8 for the rest of the set.

 

The truth is you set your pegs to suit the ground you are working.

 

TC

[waidmann 105]

i also have two 25yd nets and was going to ask the same question

how much bag is advisable for use as a stop/hedge breaking net? would 75% do the trick?

cheers

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Bloody hell this long netting sounds technical i thought you just put out the net up on the poles and thats it.BUT no you have contours of the land to consider,top line sagging,bottom line taught I have got a headache thinking about it.

Any chance of some pics so i can see peoples set ups and what they use,thanks.

Edited October 6, 2009 by MR TEA POT

[Leeview 791]

True Leeview. But it also keeps the bottom line taught. I find in theory and a bowling green type field and you can get away with 7 to 8 yard placings. Most fields however are not like that, and each set requires a different amount of pegs. Some sets will require placings of down to 3 yards because of the conturs of the ground for half a net and 7 to 8 for the rest of the set.

 

The truth is you set your pegs to suit the ground you are working.

 

TC

If the grounds uneven I'll peg the bottom line down without introducing another pole, by peg I mean something like a purse net peg notched out like the old wooden tent pegs

Y.I.S Leeview