what to use for purse net pegs?

[Lukehunt 15]

hey iv just recently bought some purse nets and i dont know what to use for the pegs, on videos it just looks like people use sticks? or do i need to get some proper pegs? please reply, cheers!

[patterdalejoel 669]

hazel rods cut to length and sharpened, then drilled for the purse net string. free and long lasting and work extremely well i have found

[northern lad 2,292]

Agouti off here will sort you out pal,great stuff!I got some hardwood offcuts from local timber yard,£2 for a massive bagfull,enough to make about 300 pegs Dave

[theferreter 311]

i use old of cuts of maghony for pegs good hard wearing wood and they last

[poacher3161 1,766]

Elderberry wittld down to make needle sharp peggs are the best ive seen.

[max abell 196]

Personaly Prefere metal pegs a lot of the ground we do is hard chalky or flinty and the wooden ones don't seem to last

good hard wood pegs if the groung is ok

[pie-eater 377]

I use these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15-EXTRA-HEAVY-DUTY-CAMPING-6-15CM-PLASTIC-TENT-PEGS-/290564059518?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_HikingCamping_Tents_JN&hash=item43a6f7b17e cheap and they work well.

[Ideation 8,216]

Feck that. Get yourself some brightly colured tent pegs (plastic) with a hoog at the top end (normally where the guy rope goes), so when you wrap your net up, you can put the hook through the net / string and it wont unravel in your bag, or if you chuck it over a hedge.

 

Edited to add - i didn't look at the above link and they are the exact same ones we use!

Edited June 2, 2012 by Ideation

[patterdalejoel 669]

Elderberry wittld down to make needle sharp peggs are the best ive seen.

is that not a bit moist, and not hard enough? do they last?

[poacher3161 1,766]

Elderberry wittld down to make needle sharp peggs are the best ive seen.

is that not a bit moist, and not hard enough? do they last?

Needs drying out but wittling down into pegs wile moist.

[weasle 1,119]

Alliumium line pins are good go into the frosty ground like a knife through butter.For bricklayers.Very exspensive if you have to buy them.I knew a lad that worked in a factory making them, Can even gut your rabbits with them if you forget your knife.

[shabadoodoo 16]

i bought some aluminium and cut it to what size i needed, ive used these pegs for about 4 years now and they are as good since i made them i will put pic of them on later

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

hazel rods cut to length and sharpened, then drilled for the purse net string. free and long lasting and work extremely well i have found

 

Me too - cut them to length, sharpen, drill holes and round the tops and leave them to dry - all free and easily accessible. Last for years.

[duse 0]

tent pegs from halfords £2 99 for 10 the yellow plastic ones

Edited June 3, 2012 by duse

[The one 8,458]

Joiners at work cut me loads and i drop in stuff they can use for fly tying