charlie_20 Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 does any one no where i can get hold of new or second hand hemp long nets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Charlie TC is your man to ask he will point you in the right direction I'm sure And welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Sorry boys dont know anyone that makes hemp longnets far too expensive. Did see one for sale some where but cant remember where, remember the price though £250 for a 50ydr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 TC i never thought i'd see the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gairlochbaldman Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 There's a chap called Brian (Brin) Brinded. He goes round the game fair and does a wonderful demonstartion. He sometimes is featured in the Countrymans weekly. If you can get his details I'm sure he could help. Worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie_20 Posted December 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Thanks all- I realy want to try this ancient art - if any one hears or knows of any nets please point them in my direction or me in theres, Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Plus if you're doing sh*te you could always smoke it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit hunter Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Just use nylon long nets. hemp will be very expensive. Just use 6z nylon. You can get a 50ydr for about £45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbus Polumbus Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Seen those, there ****, if you need help speak to our resident expert Tc he will point you in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimm Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Polumbus Blunderbus you say you have seen the nylon type of long net? Obviously your no pegger as you would not have passed judgement in that way you wrote it. You have no knoledge on the subject so if i were you keep those chubby didgits OFF the key board regarding long netts. Brinded does indeed do a finely made NYLON net and i would recomend one in 6z. The Hemp longnets do take some looking after and in today hectic living fast track world would soon perish with the constant abuse. The other day i used a Ready pegged nett 4z made by the Magnum trap company the quality was superb with top quality head and foot line. Last a few years too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gairlochbaldman Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Well............it all depends on what you want. I got some really nice nylon, spun nylon, call it what you want. It's as near a damn it to hemp. Make a double strand purse net and it is straight, not twisted like others. Sits woderfully over the hole. Rabbits never come out complaining that its nylon and not hemp!!!! I have made a nice long net in the spun nylon (Brinded supplied) but...........it's still in the making. It's about 22 yards if I use it doubled up. That's taken about 2 years, on and off, to make. Could have made it faster but I slowed down a bittowards the end when my finger go sore. Bought some commercial 6z nylon and made up a basket and a ready set net. One at 10 yards and one at 20 yards. Still have a spare bit of net to make up a 50 yard ready set (when I get round to it) It's great. When out with an older friend and he thought it was a great idea. So..........if the cap fits........... I thing we all spend too much time worrying about the very best when really the next best will do and it's a lot better than the basic. (Does that make sense) All the best for the New Year. Drink as much as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbus Polumbus Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Well Vimm it looks like you have turned your venom on poor ol me this time. I have a long net and will freely admit to being a complete novice however, in my opinion, I am receiving expert advice and guidance on the art from a good close friend who does know what he is talking about. I have bought and read as much as I can on the art and without exception the advice is clear, be careful of bought nets as the do no have as much bag in them as the true longnetters would like or consider sufficient to make the most of your nights out. As they have years of experience and written books ob the subject who am I to consider these people to be untrustworthy or lacking in knowledge? As suggested in my post, should anyone want advice I would reccommend Tc as he has years of experience and will answer any questions you may have. I will not keep my fingers off the keyboard on this or any other topic if I feel thro my experience or sometimes lack of it would help newbies. Have a happy new year all :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimm Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Hi Blunderbus as you say beware of second hand nets especialy if your a Novice like you and me. I was given a 50 yarder 4z and to be honest its been a pain in the **** from day one and still is today. There`s something about this net that just wont let me pick it up correctly or even drop the poxy thing right at time`s. Im sure the guy who gave it to was having a laugh :yp: ?? Another net i brought second hand was a 20 yard 6z which should have been a 25 yarder. Now quite often rabbits bounce of this net as there quite aint enough bagging in it. But hey it keeps the dog on his toes. Could do with being a 16 yarder realy. As for long netting there`s no subtitute for experience YOU or anyone else just wont learn by reading books. You need to be geting out there and trying to thread that ready set net through the sheep wire fencing or under the barbed wire Always spun nylon 6z.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit hunter Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 I was looking through the Deben catalougue. They sell long-nets as follows 25yrd - with 38yards netting 50yrd - with 75yards netting 100yrd - with 150yards netting They sell them in 4z and 6z nylon. TC told me a while back that a long net should have double its length in netting. 25yards should have 50yards netting 50yards should have 100yards netting and so on. So i was thinking of getting a 50 yard long net (75yards netting) and using it as a 37.5 yard long net. Anyway, back to the topic. Not being an experienced long-net-person, I can't really reccomend anything, but I can express my opinions. If you could get hold of them, I think Spun Nylon Long Nets would be the best to buy, they are rot-proof, unlike HEMP. So if you spent £250 on 50yard hemp long net, when it got damp and wet with the rain, where on earth would you hang it to dry??? I use hemp purse nets for ferreting - and they are a bad head hanging up to dry after every outing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leon Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 VIMM you should give up longnetting and concentrate on getting peoples backs up on a full time basis, your just so good at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit hunter Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 I am currently making myself a hemp long net. I will probably just make a 25 yarder. I have 360 inches netting now, which is about 10 yards netting, half that is 5 yards. So if i make 40 yards of netting (20 yards set length), I will be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hele Hunter Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 I use nylon quicker to set, cheaper to buy, and easy to fold away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Did you happen to notice the age of this topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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