Has anyone made a fishing net before?

[Forgeways]

Hi all,

This is my fist post but what i was really after was to know if anyone had made a landing type fishing net before and could offer some info on tying nets and what to make frames and handles out of? Long hazel perhaps bent and tied?

Cheers, TT

 

[gregorach]

Maybe worth having a look over at the Nets and Net Making section over on the Pineapple Knot forum... I've made a few net bags myself, and there's more work (and a lot more string) involved than you might imagine. Start small and work up.

 

[Forgeways]

Thanks for the link Gregorach, lots of stuff to practice now, a whole week will disapear trying to read all the help on the site.

 

[MikaelMazz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfB1XjhYPP0

I am in the prossece of making a conical net kind of like a landing net. This series of videos helped me.
I am making the string now so I have not started the net. I am going to add meshes to each row as I go make it conical which is not shown in the videos but it is a simple variation of the common netting knot. I am sure you can find it somewhere. You can also use string in place of the metal ring in the video which is what I am going to do.

 

[Ogri the trog]

Hey TT, I'm just down the road from you in Llani.

I'm part way through making a cast net, I've opted for 2" mesh and its about 8 feet in diameter, but now its getting to be slow progress.

Let me know if your around and we can compare notes

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[asemery]

Here is a complete guide to making a landing net frame. The "Netmaking Forum" referred to above will show you how to make the net. Tony
http://www.joelwoodworks.com/index_files/page0020.htm

 

[watercress]

Im a huge Fishing fan, and that sounds like it would be a cool craft to make.
Thats a great link asemery, thanks. I have been doing woodcraft for awhile, so this would be a very cool project.

Make ones for my fishing buddys for Christmas.
Cheers.

 

[Green Weasel]

Just a thought about making a landing -net . If it is intended for actual use there might be problems with using a knotted mesh as by Law landing and keep -nets for freshwater fishing have to be of a knotless type .

 

[asemery]

The building guide also has a llink to supppliers of both knotted and knotless replacement net bags. Tony

 

[Outdoor_Guy]

Have you thought about making it out of Paracord?