what to get

[Born Hunter 17,805]

I want to have a crack at making some purse nets and maybe eventually a long net.

 

My question is what strength spun nylon do most of you use? I have just got a ferreting dvd for xmas by Simon Whitehead and he was using 12z purse nets as they dont pick up as many twigs. So what do i get, 4z, 6z, 8z or 12z, and how many purse nets would i get from a 500g role of each strength spun nylon?

 

Just dont want to spend my money without being sure ive made the right choice!

[Crow 1]

The heavier the gauge of twine the less nets you'll get out of a 500g or 1kg cog - and heavier gauge is generally more expensive too. Obviously, mesh size has a bearing on how many nets you'll get out of a cog, as does the width/length of the net.

 

In short the answer to your question is the same as that to 'how long's a piece of string, nylon, hemp'!

 

My advice: get a cob of the cheapest you can find initially (I'd get some cheap 4-ply hemp off the guys on here) to get some practice in, then try other types of twine. I use 5-ply hemp (but that's not to say it's the best, just my preference), others use nylon, cotton, string, polyester, etc.

 

Have fun!

[Guest Bigbob]

I wouldn't go for 4 z nylon till you know how it knit a net it might be to fine for you to start with . i would just get a cheap ball of hemp and practice and practice some more till your knots aren't slipping and once your happy take it from there and see what you fancy your net made from

[Rabbithunter 456]

get some spun polyester, size 20/18 should be a good size for you to start off with.

 

I made a 50yard longnet (100yards of netting) with about 1.3/1.4 kilo of 20/15 spun polyester,

[Crow 1]

Rabbithunter - does the nylon you recommend need double-knotting? If not is it hard to get knots that don't slip? Remember that 'Born Hunter' is a newbie to net making so to start with it's all about the principles of net making rather than the quality of the finished net.

 

Of course, if you have some 20/18 laying around going cheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Edited December 31, 2006 by Crow

[borderboy 80]

Edited February 2, 2007 by borderboy

[mole catcher 1]

Rabbithunter - does the nylon you recommend need double-knotting? If not is it hard to get knots that don't slip? Remember that 'Born Hunter' is a newbie to net making so to start with it's all about the principles of net making rather than the quality of the finished net.

 

most nylon these days is spun with a slight wooly feel to it, this meens knots wont slip if thrown correctly. stay well clear of the shiney stuff and there is no need to double knot. I aggree totaly with crow, why waste money on expensive unworkable twine that will only serve to put him off net making, go for a mid priced spun nylon costing about 6.50 for a 250gm spool, you will still get half a dozen pus nets out of it and if you have teathing probs you havnt spent a kings ransom.

[Born Hunter 17,805]

Thanks for all of your advice, much apreciated

 

I think im going to get a spool of hemp to start with and then move onto spun nylon when i have got a bit more experience and confidence in my net making ability.

 

Thanks

[Rabbithunter 456]

Rabbithunter - does the nylon you recommend need double-knotting? If not is it hard to get knots that don't slip? Remember that 'Born Hunter' is a newbie to net making so to start with it's all about the principles of net making rather than the quality of the finished net.

 

Of course, if you have some 20/18 laying around going cheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

 

no it doesnt need double knotting crow, and it is easy to get knots that dont slip...... as mole catcher says, it has a "wooly structure" which means knots are as easy as you would expect from hemp/flax.

 

try

 

http://www.advancednetting.co.uk/~advanced...?cPath=76_35_91

 

these supply 250g spools, so you can get a bit of practise before you buy kilo's of the stuff.

 

good luck