rabbits...or rats???

[AndyKelly 251]

just looking on fleabay this evening and at the different nets on the market. some purse nets are 15 meshes down and 13 meshes wide and am just wondering if people find this ample enough to catch a rabbit?. i was always taught at 3ft 6 the meshes at the widest point would be 17/18 made on a 2 and 1/8th board. now i can see how some net makers are selling there wares at a low price of £1.60 per spun poly purse net.

i have always preferred a bigger net as i can dispatch the rabbit without having to extract it from the net.

does anyone use these smaller nets and what do you think of them? do you have problems with the rabbits twisting the nets as they hit them and escaping cause a big bunny would fill the net and do 13/14 meshes wide have problems pulling up when a rabbit hits them?

i know alot of people down south are using 4ft and over so are these smaller nets any good?

[reddawn 2,173]

nowt worse than using nets that just aint big enuff, i agree andy your sizes are spot on, if anything id rather go bigger than smaller, i have heard nowt but good about ye nets, so do yaself a favour an dont compare them to some of the tat on fleabay

[Tug 168]

I have some smaller nets for tight spots where a big net might snag up, but the normal nets I make are 3'6"

[pie-eater 377]

I make my nets 15 by 21 meshes on a 2 1/8 mesh board. I find this big enough and havent often lost a rabbit in these nets. I do also have a couple of giant purse nets which occasionaly come in useful.

Edited September 8, 2012 by pie-eater

[paulus 26]

9/15/9 will give a 3`6" net on a 2 and 1/8th mesh board near as dam it

[The one 8,494]

I make mine twenty meshes wide and four foot long nothing worse than a net thats too small or not enough bagging in it , i start the season with 2 inch meshes then swap over too two and a eighth .

[AndyKelly 251]

same as me i always start with 1and a half to two then up to 2 and an eighth. my poke nets are 21 meshes wide and i totall agree a net with no bag is only sutible for rats lol

[sam4530s 37]

my other half always says bigger is better , i didnt know she knew anything about nets !!!

[ollywilli 49]

does it state the mesh size, I just got some rat nets (just to see if they will work) which used a inch mesh board, but purse nets smallest I do is 3ft for small pokey thing and 3 ft 6 and 4 ft nets.

[The one 8,494]

I only do four foot nets now and nobody's complaining there too big ,as i keep saying im in this game to catch rabbits no scrimp on twine and you get what you pay for

[northern lad 2,292]

8/15/8 x 20 21/8 never had any problems whatever youre doing Andy Ive heard nothing but praise of your nets,"dont fix what aint broke"youre clearly doing something right......ATB Dave

[tegater 789]

Start and finish with 9, out to 15, and 21 long. Ideal for what I need, and I always have a few 4/5 ft pokes.

[Ideation 8,216]

Sometimes use small nets in thick, tight , hedges, where excessive net, might get caught up and i need it to purse without much draw.

[weasle 1,119]

Sometimes use small nets in thick, tight , hedges, where excessive net, might get caught up and i need it to purse without much draw.

Same here somtimes its only just possiable to crawl in to set it ,then nets to big are tangled before you even set it.15 or 16 wide by 3ft 6 is plenty for me.However when i used to work sandy soil you would need big nets and a few giant ones for cave ins were 3or 4 passages meet.

[Ideation 8,216]

Sometimes use small nets in thick, tight , hedges, where excessive net, might get caught up and i need it to purse without much draw.

Same here somtimes its only just possiable to crawl in to set it ,then nets to big are tangled before you even set it.15 or 16 wide by 3ft 6 is plenty for me.However when i used to work sandy soil you would need big nets and a few giant ones for cave ins were 3or 4 passages meet.

 

You are right, i find as well, that if the cover is tight, then the net needs to draw closed around the rabbit, within an inch or so, and a big net, needs more space to draw closed, often leaving a chance for bunny to escape.

 

Although to be fair, a lot of the time, it doesnt matter what happens, as the dog is on it, as the nets closing.