longnets

[albert64 1,882]

just wondering do any of you lads use longnets made out of spun poly or any other heavy material hemp etc? i know alot of lads use 4oz/6oz iv'e used nylon and spun poly and found them both to be good but the 4oz/6oz nets pickup alot of debris aswell, iv'e also found rabbits easier to untangle in the spun poly nets but a 50yd net with 100% kill is heavy when wet

[Leeview 791]

spun poly may get wet but it does nt soak up water like hemp does

Y.I.S Leeview

[longnetter 32]

I wouldn't go back to a hemp longnet if you paid me, bloody things wiegh a ton when they get wet . I've use 3 nets two 6z and 1 4z all fifty yarders and the 4z gets used the most . They don't collect the rubbish because I use a Brinded

quickset basket.Tbh if I had to replace all my nets I'd go for 4z, lovely nets, even the 6z can be a bit on the heavy side. Longnets work by tangling not purseing so a heavy material is the last thing you want.

 

ATB

[tdavepat 8]

Never having owned a hand made long net, I am reading this with interest. I am currently knitting 100 yards of net which I'd planned to string onto 50 yard ruuning lines.

 

I'm knitting it from 'long net twine', which I presume to be some sort of poly twine. It isn't as heavy, nor thick as the twine used to knit spun poly purse nets (once again I'd presume to be in the region of 10z twine).

 

If I thought it was going to be very heavy when wet I would stop now at 51 yards and have another 25 yard stop net. That's no big loss as I'll always find a use for it, and be just as happy to make do with my current long net set up of 60 and 50 yarders from 4z netting.

[longnetter 32]

Is that the long net twine from Agouti? If so I think you'll find you'll be OK with it as I believe it is a fair bit lighter than purse net spun poly .

[tdavepat 8]

  On 12/09/2010 at 20:24, longnetter said:

Is that the long net twine from Agouti? If so I think you'll find you'll be OK with it as I believe it is a fair bit lighter than purse net spun poly .

 

The very stuff LN. It is much lighter and easier worked than the purse net spun poly, but I don't know how heavy it'll be when saturated.

[longnetter 32]

I've never used the stuff but I have seen it and it stuck me as being very light, I think you'll be OK mate .

Also Agouti is no rip off artist, if it was crap I'm sure he wouldn't sell it to you as a longnet material

 

ATB

[Fat-Ferret 857]

  On 12/09/2010 at 20:50, longnetter said:

I've never used the stuff but I have seen it and it stuck me as being very light, I think you'll be OK mate .

Also Agouti is no rip off artist, if it was crap I'm sure he wouldn't sell it to you as a longnet material

 

ATB

 

 

Of course he'll be ok, he wont carry it anyway, he will make me or one of his dogs carry it...The only thing he carries is baby wipes

Edited September 12, 2010 by Fat-Ferret

[tdavepat 8]

  On 12/09/2010 at 20:50, longnetter said:

I've never used the stuff but I have seen it and it stuck me as being very light, I think you'll be OK mate .

Also Agouti is no rip off artist, if it was crap I'm sure he wouldn't sell it to you as a longnet material

 

ATB

 

I wouldn't dream of even thinking that, never mind posting that about him. He has always been a perfect gentleman to me and his gear has always been first class, so much so that he is the only trader I frequently deal with.

 

It's just a personal question as I am no longer a young buck who can throw any number of nets into a bag and lug them through ditches and over fences. If it gets heavy when saturated then I'll quite happily keep it short and use it as a stop net, sticking with my two 4z'rs for any night work.

[tdavepat 8]

  On 12/09/2010 at 20:57, Fat-Ferret said:

  On 12/09/2010 at 20:50, longnetter said:

I've never used the stuff but I have seen it and it stuck me as being very light, I think you'll be OK mate .

Also Agouti is no rip off artist, if it was crap I'm sure he wouldn't sell it to you as a longnet material

 

ATB

 

 

Of course he'll be ok, he wont carry it anyway, he will make me or one of his dogs carry it...The only thing he carries is baby wipes

 

Ha, where you been. I need a young buck to carry this net and just as magic, one appears.

[albert64 1,882]

  On 12/09/2010 at 20:06, longnetter said:

I wouldn't go back to a hemp longnet if you paid me, bloody things wiegh a ton when they get wet . I've use 3 nets two 6z and 1 4z all fifty yarders and the 4z gets used the most . They don't collect the rubbish because I use a Brinded

quickset basket.Tbh if I had to replace all my nets I'd go for 4z, lovely nets, even the 6z can be a bit on the heavy side. Longnets work by tangling not purseing so a heavy material is the last thing you want.

 

ATB

 

this is what i'm asking you've used hemp longnets have you used spun poly nets how they compare to each other iv'e used spun poly nets that tangle very well, i found they tangle well because of the amount of kill in them

[longnetter 32]

No offence meant there tdave........didn't know you had dealt with Nige in the past and didn't want any one else to get the wrong impression

 

ATB

[longnetter 32]

OK albert64 I've reread your post........yes I have used hemp (3 ply) longnets and they're a pain in the arse...extremely heavy when wet .

No I haven't and I'm very unlikely to, use spun poly because I'm satisfied with either 6Z or 4Z (particularly 4Z) All of these nets had/have the same amount (100%) bagging (kill) in them without excessive tangling and now I use a quickset absolutely no tangling at all even with 4Z

I assume you're using traditional longnets? If so they will pick up rubbish whatever they're made of that's another one of the big advantages of the quickset..the nets needn't ever touch the ground (well almost)

I don't have any trouble getting a rabbit out of a 4Z/6Z and would feel unsure of a net that was 'easy'to remove a rabbit from .

 

ATB

[the ratcatcher 1]

  On 12/09/2010 at 20:06, longnetter said:

I wouldn't go back to a hemp longnet if you paid me, bloody things wiegh a ton when they get wet . I've use 3 nets two 6z and 1 4z all fifty yarders and the 4z gets used the most . They don't collect the rubbish because I use a Brinded

quickset basket.Tbh if I had to replace all my nets I'd go for 4z, lovely nets, even the 6z can be a bit on the heavy side. Longnets work by tangling not purseing so a heavy material is the last thing you want.

 

ATB

 

 

i use 4 of the brinded quick set nets and backets 2 of which run out to 50yds each and 2 running out at 25yds each they are 4zs ive never had a problem with them tangling until one day someone i took with me collected them up wrong and tangled them in the basket but after showing them a second time i think they have got the hang of it now lol

[smithie 2,444]

  On 12/09/2010 at 14:01, albert64 said:

just wondering do any of you lads use longnets made out of spun poly or any other heavy material hemp etc? i know alot of lads use 4oz/6oz iv'e used nylon and spun poly and found them both to be good but the 4oz/6oz nets pickup alot of debris aswell, iv'e also found rabbits easier to untangle in the spun poly nets but a 50yd net with 100% kill is heavy when wet

 

i used engels twine when i knitted my longnets and if i knitt more i will be using engels again. unless your double knitting you might as well buy sheet netting as its cheep as chips and ways next to nothing. loads on ebay