Does Anyone Dip New Hemp Nets?

[allenyeates 3]

Does anybody on here dip new hemp nets in anything to help preserve them? I,ve read about creosote but never seen it done. Any info or advice appreciated. Cheers.

[Country Joe 1,411]

nonsense, you only need to hang them after using to make sure they are dry, hemp makes good nets,but stored wet will rot,

I have hemp nets 30 years old, and I am still using them, there as good as the day they were knitted.

[AirgunGuy 362]

I've been knitting with 4ply hemp and they make great nets. Deciding whether to keep some for myself. Hang them after use and they'll be fine

[theworkingferret 56]

on the dvd rabbiting just some of the methods mick mansbridge soaks his hemp in wood preserver and lets it dry before knitting his nets

[AirgunGuy 362]

Does he hang them after each outing?

[The one 8,493]

Hemp nets are great but you need double the amount of spun nets etc , i would use mine hang them up and use a fresh batch the next day ,never treated them with anything and during the summer hung them up and let the air circulate round them till i started ferreting again .Theres no shame to some of my hemp nets must be twenty years old and seen constant use

[theworkingferret 56]

Does he hang them after each outing?

couldnt tell you it just shows u him doing it and he says u get a few more years from them i have the dvd here if u want it all i ask is u pay the postage

[AirgunGuy 362]

Its ok mate but thanks for the kind offer. If they're treated with care there's no reason why they shouldn't last :-)

[Rabid 1,936]

It's pretty obvious the answer already, but to put another nail in the coffin, it's drivel, as said just dry them properly and don't leave them wet.

 

I have some of my grand ads nets still, he has been dead 30 year, god knows how old they were when I got them ! Prob 20 odd then ! Secret is good storage.