fibre glass or hazel

[fox assasin 16]

hi lads, got a 100 yard long net and i was just wondering wich are the best and cheapest poles and will do a good job,

fibre glass or hazel

cheers

[Guest jt750]

if you tell me where fibre glass grows i'll go and cut some ...seriously tho hazel is cheap because you can cut it yourself

[smithie 2,443]

hazel every time for me..unless you got a quick set

[fox assasin 16]

hi fat ferret how many poles do you have the pm wont send

[sniper7 1]

hi fat ferret how many poles do you have the pm wont send

Hello fox assasin fiberglass poles are the job,you can drive em into any type of ground winter or summer point the bottom of the rods with a bench grinder,i bought green rods from pell farm services around 1 euro each.

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

I use hazel it there all the time and I dont pay for it

[smithie 2,443]

edited as i replied already...doh

[pikeypaul 11]

Fibreglass for us.

[3175darren 1,101]

Hazel is very good better if seasoned well,ie cutt the year before and dried in the green house,ideal for loose nets,I have a quick set and like the fibreglass poles on it, but never used one on a loose net,and think you would have to really get the top line tight, to stop it collapsing to the bottom of the poles when first rabbit strikes,unless you use the grommets/castrator bands, in a nut shell both have benefits,I think hazel though for a loose net would be my choice,you can buy small green garden stakes from B+Q but they are crap unless the ground is soft and in the dark will knack up on a good stone,which is a real pain,

[andy mecca 5]

converted all my nets to quickset 5 years ago all have hazel sticks attached,still the same ones just keep a knife handy to sharpen any blunt spiked ends when im out

[shaunpauls7 131]

Hazel for me more traditional and lets face it its free.

dried out, straightened and varnished over a period of a few months .

last for seasons just my opinion.

 

atb shaun