A New Lightweight Net

[Tiercel 6,986]

After making up the cheap nets I worked out that I still had enough twine on the ball to make a 25 yard net. I made the net with a 4.25 inch mesh 13 meshes deep in the body of the net, plus selvedges giving a 14 mesh 59.5" deep net.

 

I used the twine off ebay I have found it a lovely twine to knit with strong, slightly stiff but takes a single knot well. I would say that it needs to be despooled correctly otherwise you could get twists in it.

 

 

Why I made the net god knows as I dont really need it, I suppose it will go in the bag with the others never to be used.

 

TC

[RossM 8,149]

Sell it mate there was someone after one on here the other day.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

looking very good! i wish i had the "umph" to knit a long net only ever made one! i just make poke nets and fox nets now.......you know ive got a lovely home for a couple of nets tc

 

ive got a load of old nets i was given too ile pop a post up later and see if you can pin down what their made from its LOVELY stuff

[Hot Meat 3,109]

What's your poke nets like pk? That's a waste that tiercel, you can't put it in a bag and leave it there lol get it out or sell it.. just out curiosity much would you charge for a lightweight yin?

[smithie 2,444]

have a go at making one hm... there are plenty vids and tc put up a link for the twine

[Hot Meat 3,109]

No I'll pass on trying it lol I not needing one just yet anyways to be honest but lad wants his own purse nets and now I got them sorted I'm sure he will want a long net at some point, he just not anywhere near big enough to handle one yet so I got a few years lol

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

  On 11/11/2013 at 19:10, Hot Meat said:

What's your poke nets like pk? That's a waste that tiercel, you can't put it in a bag and leave it there lol get it out or sell it.. just out curiosity much would you charge for a lightweight yin?

all my nets are pokes now even if their only short, like purse nest, i just like a bigger net with 2 pegs, same with fox nets all have 2 pegs,,mostly hemp or spun polly to i work a lot of whin bush and brier and bracken so 4z purse nets aint good lol

[Hot Meat 3,109]

Got by for years with normal pursenets, but now I got doubled pegged poke nets in bag I use them all time, they 're real handy for some spots

[terryd 8,763]

That looks a nice little net tc I can see the benefit of that too. With 3 x 50 yarders in my coat and a load of pegs I look like santa hardly low profile

[Mr Goodcat 69]

Looks nice chap. I think I had some samples from the same seller on ebay a while ago, I would be interested to see how it performs. Mr Goodcat.

[Country Joe 1,411]

  On 11/11/2013 at 19:36, perthshire keeper said:

 

  On 11/11/2013 at 19:10, Hot Meat said:

What's your poke nets like pk? That's a waste that tiercel, you can't put it in a bag and leave it there lol get it out or sell it.. just out curiosity much would you charge for a lightweight yin?

all my nets are pokes now even if their only short, like purse nest, i just like a bigger net with 2 pegs, same with fox nets all have 2 pegs,,mostly hemp or spun polly to i work a lot of whin bush and brier and bracken so 4z purse nets aint good lol

 

Never had a rabbit escape from a poke net till last week,it hit it fine and pursed, by the time i got over the fence, it had escaped, unusual for this type of net.

 

[albert64 1,882]

I looked at this twine, is it thinner/lighter than agouti's longnet twine ?

[Tiercel 6,986]

  On 13/11/2013 at 20:29, albert64 said:

I looked at this twine, is it thinner/lighter than agouti's longnet twine ?

If it is thinner It is only Mlcrons. It is a lot less furry though. Incidently this net is now for sale in thé classifieds.

[threelander 81]

whats the best way to load your needles off this allan (despool) ???

[Mr Wilkes 3,100]

Looks the biz tiercel, pity you wont be testing it out. I would have liked to have known how it performs on a rough old night. never mind lets hope whoever takes it will inform us on that