long net poles

[thehunter69 1]

well i went out the other day and bought a 27 yarder long net to try as it was i my first i didnt want i massive net..will fishing rod stand do for my net till i get some better poles i would need about 6/7 and pretty cheap i all ready have 3.

 

I will be going to get a few more today or tomorrow if i get some free time as i off work watching my 2 kids.....( wheres the head ache tablets )

[The one 8,512]

if its 27 yards long to get 100% bagging it will only be 13.5 yards long you wont need all them poles

[Guest hpool_hunter]

golf flag poles

[will.f11 24]

cut some hazel mate, otherwise it may be worth going on thenetloft.net or somewhere and buy fibreglass ones. You wont need that many as I only have 7 poles on my 35 yarder

[thehunter69 1]

after my net has the bagging it about 27 yrds lond so it must be atleast 45/50 long

[whippeter69 88]

This is what i did

 

Go out and cut some nice long straight hazel branches, Put them in the loft/on the radiator and leave them for 3 weeks. Then cut them into 3Ft lengths and then put a point on one end and trim the bark off of the other and then have a go at straightening any small bends in them,i use a electric hob and this works great for me, but some people wrap the bends in a small cloth and put hot water over it, iv not tried this but im sure it will work,

 

Heres a few pics for you mate

The tops

And the bottoms

[stubby 175]

you'll only need 6 poles, do a e bay search, or any farm equipment stockists near you, and get some electric fence poles, they are 21" long with a 6" steel spike on the bottom, worked well for me when I started, I then bought proper ones from MAGNUMS click the link on longnet start up page, they only cost around £3.50 each

[will.f11 24]

This is what i did

 

Go out and cut some nice long straight hazel branches, Put them in the loft/on the radiator and leave them for 3 weeks. Then cut them into 3Ft lengths and then put a point on one end and trim the bark off of the other and then have a go at straightening any small bends in them,i use a electric hob and this works great for me, but some people wrap the bends in a small cloth and put hot water over it, iv not tried this but im sure it will work,

 

Heres a few pics for you mate

The tops

And the bottoms

the 5th one along looks a bit bent, If you havent seen the topic on this section about straigtening poles its well worth knowing. They look like a tidy job though mate

[whippeter69 88]

Ye thats a knot on the wood, a bit trick to bend and guess what when i tired bending it the bloody thing snapped dosent matter thou i got 5 more today to cut and straighten out

[will.f11 24]

Yes, a buggger when there is a knot lmao. I never usually take the bark off the top but thats a good idea mate

[whippeter69 88]

I only take it off to make it easier to see in the dark but might stop doing it

[will.f11 24]

its time lol. I would if I could, it makes em look that much better

[thehunter69 1]

I went to B&Q yesterday and bought some 17mm dowel 8 ft long ( gutted when i went to the till ) i hate buying thing , i will be cutting them up to around about 800mm long and putting a slight point on one end, the top i was going to come down 70mm and drill a 6mm hole through it and i was going put some wire through and tie it top a rubber band ( from a camping shop that you use with the peg and a tent ) the pass it through the net and hook it over the end of the pole and slide it down to the wire to stop the net falling off

 

i will post a photo soon so you no what i mean, sounds hard but will be easy and cheap.....

 

 

let me no what yous think folks, paul..

[Rabbithunter 456]

come down 70mm and drill a 6mm hole through it and i was going put some wire through and tie it top a rubber band ( from a camping shop that you use with the peg and a tent ) the pass it through the net and hook it over the end of the pole and slide it down to the wire to stop the net falling off

 

why dont you just attach the top line to the poles ? a half hitch or two

[postiepaul 0]

This is what i did

 

Go out and cut some nice long straight hazel branches, Put them in the loft/on the radiator and leave them for 3 weeks. Then cut them into 3Ft lengths and then put a point on one end and trim the bark off of the other and then have a go at straightening any small bends in them,i use a electric hob and this works great for me, but some people wrap the bends in a small cloth and put hot water over it, iv not tried this but im sure it will work,

 

Heres a few pics for you mate

The tops

And the bottoms

the 5th one along looks a bit bent, If you havent seen the topic on this section about straigtening poles its well worth knowing. They look like a tidy job though mate