Entangled turtles may sustain injuries to their flippers and shells due to the force of the net as it is hauled. In a large catch, turtles risk being crushed under the sheer weight of the tow. Captured turtles can be released alive if they are quickly retrieved and removed from the net. Historically, dolphin pods were even used as a natural cue visually leading purse seiners toward areas of abundant schooling fish called "setting on dolphins".
All these materials can be obtained from Arthur Carter Field Sports. Hold the mesh stick in the left hand and the needle in your right hand; bring the needle over the top of the stick and then under it, bring it up between the stick and the ring.
Then pass it down through the front of the ring, then bring it up between the stick and the two strands of twine. Pull the mesh stick close to the ring at this point. Place the thumb and forefinger of the left hand over the knot. The mesh now needs to be locked. Make a loop and leave it loose, pass the needle through the ring again but this time from the back. Pass the needle through the loop and pull firmly to lock the knot.
Repeat this until you have the required number meshes. The standard rabbit purse net is 15 to 16 meshes wide. Turn the ring over so that you continue working left to right. The drawstring is usually staked into the ground next to the rabbit hole. OK, that is how I believe it works, but I am sure that someone will put me right.
The Purse Net also makes a great net for storage solutions. When you make the Purse Net, you can hang it on a wall and then the net can be used as a form of storage. This net is really great in kids bedrooms as a storage for soft toys! In this Net Making Tutorial, you will learn how to make a shaped purse net. When making a Purse Net, there are three phases in tying the Purse Net. As some of you will know I am trying my hand at tying purse nets.
Now that I have stopped shooting all together I wanted a "hobby" that would help me to keep in touch with "Fieldsports" and give me something to occupy my spare time Which I have quite a lot of and maybe be able to sell the finished product to at least cover the costs of the materials used.
There is a fair possibility that I will In time start ferreting again myself and will obviously be using my own nets!
OK, so how did I start to get into Purse Net making? Knives were simply no problem as I still have half a dozen left from when I was shooting, all of which are shaving sharp - My favourite to use while net making is my Opinel. To tie the nets I use a small modelers vice fixed on to a work surface with a large hook eye fixed into it, and of course a gas lighter to seal and stop the ends of the thread and paracord from fraying. My first couple of nets left a "little to be desired" as I was not getting the knots quite right all of the time and some of them were slipping and making a total mess of the net, all too often too late once I realised, but then I got the hang of it by using tho old "More haste less speed" and found that I was able to turn out a 4 foot purse net that was of good quality in just over an hour.
I ordered a spool of it but was a bit disappointed when it arrived as it looked more like 6s and a little too thin for my liking. However I tied some nets with it and they turned out looking quite good, even if they did look a little "flimsy". However I sent one of these nets to Aaron A SD member who is relatively local to me and knows his ferreting and asked him if he would give an honest and If need be harsh appraisal of it.
I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised at the appraisal he gave, part of which I am sure he will not mind me posting here which reads: "Good evening frenchie,, your net got delivered today ,and I must say hand on heart it was very well made , cant believe you have just started!!! All knots tight and in line ,,,,very tidy I must say , I can honestly say I had nets made from nylon that thin i had no issues with them , true heavier nylon would be a preference, but i would be happy to use those " The only thing that I would say about using the thinner spun poly is that because it is finer than what I usually use I have to slow down a bit or it is very easy to pass the needle through the wrong part of the mesh that you are tying - I guess that's something to do with the years catching up and the etes not as good as they used to be!
Anyway, I will not waffle on any longer, here are a few photos of the nets that I am turning out: First is the spool of what is supposed to be 8s - To help put the size into perspective it is my wife's hand that is holding it, it really is quite a large spool!
Next is one of the purse nets made from this spun poly Which is complete and just waiting for me to fit the draw cord and peg. The following photo is of one of the "Dual Colour" nets that I really love making and like the look of Finally, again to help put things into perspective the last photo is of the Dual Coloured net and one of the "thinner" material nets slightly overlaid to show the thread size difference. I ought to add that I have a load of plastic 6" pegs to fit onto the nets to complete them.
I would welcome members thoughts on what they think about the different diameter spun poly I have used, and of course any other thoughts or comments they might also like to add. I am more than happy to throw this thread wide open for all talk about net making and for any thoughts or observations members have! Please feel free to contribute guys! Please note that I am not a "Trade Member" and as such I will not be selling any of the nets I make on The Stalking Directory as I do not want to fall foul of the rules nor do I wish to upset anyone who might think that if I did I should take up "Trade Membership".
This is nothing more than a hobby for me which if I did sell any it would not be to make my first million, just to recover the costs of the materials involved. All I am doing is tying two or three nets a day to keep myself occupied!
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