**** Where to buy Purse Nets + Net Guide- Read Here! ****

[lksopener 105]

After popular request from the section for a thread on where to get purse nets i have decided to put something together.

Malt has agreed that this will also be pinned so any newbies can read it.

First of all i might have a bit of a look into the purse net, its been reinvented more times than the wheel and has been made in a vast amount of materials over time but currently there are probably 3 most popular materials.


Hemp

One of the oldest materials going for purse nets but please be careful with the quality of the twine there are a vast amount of different qualitys. If you are new to the sport you would probably be best to avoid hemp.

In terms of caring for them they will last a lifetime provided you dry them out after you use them, if you don't have space to hang them after they have been out in wet conditions consider other options as they will rot if left wet.

They are a good catcher though and very traditional these will be hand tied so you would expect to pay anywhere between £2-£3 per net depending on the length and supplier.

Nylon

Nylon is a superb material and probably the most common net on the market today.

This will normally come in 3 variants:

4Z - Normally mass manafactured by Bisley and the likes. Very good rabbit catcher if you work very clear ground like open grass sats and paddocks etc. The downside to 4Z is they are very difficult to untangle if you work sets that have lots of loose debris and if thats the case pick a stronger variant.

6Z - These are produced by several people and found all over the internet. These are a little heavier than 4z and a nice compromise between using the heavier 10Z (Below) and the 4Z above. They are quite a nice all rounder and will work in most situations.

10Z - The nylon nets i use are 10Z main reason being i am general working fairly heavy cover they are still light enough and a good strong rabbit catcher and they don't pick up quite as much debris as the 4Z and 6z.

These should be available for between £1 - £1.50 a net again depending on supplier and length.

Spun Polyester

Spun Polyester is a fantastic material when tied correctly. The Majority of my nets now are hand tied Spun Polyester.

The benefits of Spun Polyester are that they are available in pretty much any colour you can imagine such as pink, lime green, yellow, red, blue etc! This is useful if your working permission where it may be easy to miss nets on picking up.

They are a great catcher of rabbits and pick up very little debris so they are a good all round net taking into account any permission you may be working.

Please be careful of the quality to make sure there are now slipping knots and they are tied very tightyly to the rings as i have had some shite ones in the past. If in doubt pay for 1 to check the quality most good netmakers will oblige.

These should be between £2-£3 per net depending on length.

Net Length

The length of a net is again is a personal choice and will depend on the land that you are working. The most common lengths are:

3ft: Great if you have lots of little pokey woodland and hedgerow holes and you know there is tight cover 3 footers will fit in nicely without catching up in too much undergrowth.

3ft 6: These are possibly the most common length sold and if your just going for one length of net then these are probably the ones to go for, at home in woodlands, hedgerows or open cover.

4ft: These are a longer net often good for well established rabbit burrows on softer types of land, aroud me sand is very prominent so some of the holes are huge and a large net is required just to cover the hole.

The choice is personal but if you are starting out going for a mix of all three isn't a bad thing to do and will give you lots of choices when out, many netmakers will be happy to make them in varying lengths.

Speciality Nets

Poke nets are perhaps another variant. These are most simply put a purse net with a peg at either end. Useful for holes where when you peg on a net it may slide off or may need a little extra anchoring. These normally are slightly longer 4 or 5ft and help with bigger holes on steep banks or tricky to net areas.

Pay around £2.50 - £4.

Where to buy:


I expect to miss or forget somehere so if you know of someone or a website please post the URL and ill add it in to this post.

First thing to say is support your local lads, if the old boy round the corner makes them go and see him and have a look he probably has years of experience and you can see the quality.



On the Hunting life:

MY RECOMENDATIONS!


Netrigger (Bill):

This guy is fantastic and will make pretty much any hand made net you require. He will work in spun poly in a number of colours and provide all varying net styles. He also hand makes long, stop and gate nets. These are fantastic quality at the right money.

3ft 6

+

4ft nets plus lots of custom variants. PM for up to date prices.

All plus p + p but he will do his best to keep the cost down.

Pm him if you are interested.

Longnetter (Bryn):

Another nice chap and he will do Nylon nets, the majority of my 10z nylon purse nets are from Bryn and they catch well.

3ft 6 nets are

£1.25

Plus p and p which again is reasonable.

Pm him if interested.


Nelson on Ebay:

This guy is very very good for long nets and all the associated bits and pieces he can pretty much make up what you want in quicksets and i have 4 x 25 yard quicksets and they have been superb since getting them.

He is very good to deal with and will ensure your needs are met even if it means him going out of his way.

Also provides lots of other useful fetting bits and bobs as shown below with prices:

25 yard quickset 4z £70 6z £75
50 yard quickset 4z £100 6z £105
75 yard quickset 4z £130 6z £140
100 yard quickset 4z £160 6z £175
2x 50 yard 4z with single basket £165
2x 50 yard 6z with single basket £180
5 yard stop net 4z complete with poles £10
5 yard stop net 6z complete with poles £13
10 yard stop net 4z complete with poles £17.50
10 yard stop net 6z complete with poles £20
Basket £35
ferret probe £6.50
End pins £6.50
coming soon:
NEW FERRETING/PURSE NET BAG BRITISH ARMY DPM £20 REALTREE HARDWOODS £25
Choice of MK1 locator pocket or MK3 locator pocket.

Email him @ : thelongnetter@yahoo.com

Mobile number to text/call: 07432324893




The three above have my recommendation and are on Hunting life you won't go far wrong!

Albert64 on here also makes nets.

I believe he uses Spun Poly.

Pm him for prices.


Commericial net makers:

Bisley 4z Nets - Available in many shooting shops and country stores at about £1 per nets good catchers on open ground but a nightmare if working thick cover!

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2560914cd2

Theres a link so you know what your looking for.


Mick Dadd of Sheffield

Commonly found doing the gamefair scene Mick seems to have been at it for years and has lots of recommendations.

I believe he normally works in spun poly at around £3 per net.

Phone: 01142851372


Graham Dawson - Traditional Hemp Rabbit Nets

Web: www.hemprabbitnets.co.uk
Phone: 07971304654 / 01622201727
E-mail: rabbitnets@googlemail.com

Graham ties Hemp rabbit nets in 4ply flax hemp twine, the prices can be found on the website or by calling the above number as a special Graham has:

I ALSO HAVE SOME NETS FROM LAST YEARS STOCK AT THE OLDER MARK UP, BEFORE THEY INCREASED THE PRICE

• 5 x 3ft: £10

As well as:

• Longnets: £2.60 per yard
• 5 Hemp Purse nets x 3ft: £13 Posted and pegged
• 5 Hemp Purse Ners x 4ft: £17 Posted and pegged

Graham supplies the nets pegged and ready to go and seems ver competitive price wise.

If anyone has any more please reply on the thread and ill add them in as this is going to be pinned.

Edited December 7, 2016 by Tiercel

[Malt 379]

In the interests of keeping the thread tidy and to the point, could people leave any recommendations here for iksopener to add to the original post if he deems them suitable, then I'll keep the thread tidy by deleting them.

 

Thanks.

[lost scouse 46]

just been asked to put this number up for nelsons off ebay 07757210151

[bobby blackheart 1,209]

got 30 nets off jetwhippet from this site,excellent quality and a real top bloke to deal with-could you guys add him to this list-buy from him and you will be very happy-never seen so many different coloured nets/two tone/camo/floro and he even sells good pegs dried and soaked in woodstain.i have to say it again TOP BLOKE.THANKS AGAIN ANDREW MATE.atb bobby

[foxdigger13 114]

Bought a few poke nets and stop nets and trammel nets of netrigger of here, and there all brilliantly made and were very good price wise, also got a freebie! And bill is very good to deal with, can't reccomend him enough,

 

Cheers fd.

[alison391 0]

I would just like to say what a great day me and my wife have had today. We visited Andy Kelly and his good lady Tonia, we have been looking at purchasing long nets but needed some advice on what we needed and how to use them. Andy and Tonia spent time advising us of the pros and cons of each different weight and size and we decided on 2 x 30yard nets. We visited to collect our nets this morning and they both spent time with us demonstrating how to put up and take down the long nets and the different ways to use them. We were welcomed into their home and we all spent a good afternoon talking ferreting. Andy showed us his selection of handmade purse and poke nets which are of excellent quality. We would definitely recommend Andy and Tonia to anyone in the market for nets.

 

Thanks for all the help

Ian & Alison Megson

Edited October 14, 2012 by alison391

[cocopops 6]

anyone make 4ft spun poly with double pegs

[Jamie93 57]

I would just like to thank Albert64.

 

I purchased 50 spun poly nets of him and he was great from the word go. He posted them before my cheque had even cleared as I was desperate for them and even threw in a free poke net!

 

Great nets, great price and a great service.

 

Highly recommended!!

 

Jamie93

[JamieLeeParkes 6]

Hi mate I sell spun poly for 2 pound a net and that's 3'6" and 2.25 for 4 foot a net 2.50 for a 4,6"

Let me no if ya won't any

Thanks a lot Jamie

[sako22.250 3]

in my opinion you only need to speak to netrigger the quality and service is second to none

[B.P.R 2,798]

fantastic review. I CAN ALSO RECCOMEND 'THE ONE' OFF HERE. FANTASTIC NETS AT A GREAT PRICE

[jamesmc 582]

FOX NETS....ANY LENGHT OR WIDTH.....BRASS OR STAINLESS STEEL RINGS....FEW MATERIALS TO CHOOSE FROM....PM FOR DETAILS..

[northwestferreting 1]

Theese are my nets,im 14 years old and they are all made by me,dont doubt youngsters

3ft are 1.

3ft6 are 2.00

4ft are2.50

Let me know if your interested,thanks

[Banter 1,751]

gate net on wire sliders does anyone make them

[Rabbiting man 1,191]

gate net on wire sliders does anyone make them

I make hare gate net with Sliders.