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I am weaving a 5 foot (10 foot diameter) cast net with 3/4 inch web on the square. I am making it from #4 bonded nylon seining twine. When I am finished it will be a premium qualify net.
Is there anyone out there who would be interested in making your own net?
It is a pretty lengthy process, but very rewarding.
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I've got a book on net making for future projects. I'll use fishing braid. I've been saving lots of used band saw blades for hoops for pier nets and huge crab traps. They are a premium spring steel. I'll grind the old teeth off and make it smooth and polished and get them plated for corrosion resistance. These hoops will be stiff enough yet triple up fold compact for net storage.
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There are a couple good books out there for making cast nets. I bought one as well, however, the best source of information is youtube. There are some really good (and really poor) videos on how to tie up a net.
fishing braid will work very well, you just need enough of it. You need to tie a modified net knot (sheet bend) for the knot to hold with braid. It will require one or two extra loops when you tie it up. That is my understanding anyhow.
That sounds like an interesting project to make a coiling crab trap that stores smaller.
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What size fish are you trying to catch with the net web that size? When we were looking at buying a cast net we got 3/8" but heard 1/4" was even better for minnows that are 3 to 4".
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Good question.
My goal is to catch carp and chubs which are 4-8 inches in length or more. It will still be effective for catching fat little carp 2-3 inches long. Smaller than that will squirt through.
My friend has a couple nets with 1/4 inch webbing and it catches little guys very well, so I can see that they are effective.
Making a net with 1/4 webbing would like knitting a very large doily. It would have over 150,000 knots. My 3/4 web will have about 22,000 knots. I can't even imagine trying to weave a net like that. lol
I wanted to make something of my own, so I picked a mesh size that was still simple enough to manage and I could complete in the next couple months in my spare time.
Even 3/4 inch is fairly small for a hand made net. Most guys I see on youtube are making nets using large web for mullet. Like 1.5 or 2 inch on the square.
I want to make a 1/4 or 3/8 inch net, but I will make it using the panel method. That's where you buy the mesh and cut large triangles and then tie the panels together with special mending knots.
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