beagles 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 hi all ive just been watchin "the art of longnetting" and his poles only look small he has them in his extra pocket how big should i make mine i dnt want them big because i dont have transport so i dnt wana be carryin massive sticks round with all the other gear cheers beagles Quote Link to post
cumbrianrabbiter 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 hi i got some fiber glass long net polls of gypo joe y are good stuff and have rubber gromets so you can slip the netting up or down to ware you want it Quote Link to post
netrigger 568 Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 hi all ive just been watchin "the art of longnetting" and his poles only look small he has them in his extra pocket how big should i make mine i dnt want them big because i dont have transport so i dnt wana be carryin massive sticks round with all the other gear cheers beagles If your working tradditional net set ups I would reckomend taking your measurement of pegs from your inside of your armpit to the tips of your fingers,, the pegs should be no more than the thickness of your index finger IMO ,,, The pegs i cut are roughly about 29" in length,,, once you dress the pegs I.E. point them plus insert them into the soil,,, depending on the lay of the land I.E. soft/ hard pegging I find this rough measurement of peg lenghth suites each indiviseuall netter,, provinding the nets you are useing are yard for yard slack,,, I personally cannot comment on the quickset set ups,,, call me old fashioned if you like but this is the way I was taught,, and personally I doubt if I will change the ways I work the webs,,, The old fashiond way suits me fine...IMO... KIND REGARDS....... Quote Link to post
beagles 0 Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 ok mate my pegs maybe about a inch or so thick they have been doin the job just to big there about 37 inch long Quote Link to post
netrigger 568 Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 ok mate my pegs maybe about a inch or so thick they have been doin the job just to big there about 37 inch long Try out your peg lenght a little shorter,, dont get me wrong,, the size of peg I stated suits my needs... KIND REGARDS...... Quote Link to post
Rabbithunter 456 Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 my hazel pegs are about 30" long. they do the job and suit me fine Quote Link to post
beagles 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 just cut mine down before to 30inch mite pop up the woods tommorow for a couple more mine are about just over half an inch thick has anyone got any pics of them extra pockets they keep the sticks in Quote Link to post
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