This old favorite has been fully revised, with many new diagrams and charts added. It tells how to construct monofilament and nylon nets, both from scratch and using machinemade netting. Modifications to the basic net plan include skirt net, panel net, and a Spanish cast net. It also has complete instructions for making a hammock... the perfect place to stretch out for a nap while your mullet cook in the smoker.
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From the "How to Throw a Cast Net" chapter: It is frustrating to throw a cast net on a bunch of mullet and have it fail to open. A Little practice in your back yard will have you opening your net before you go fishing-and will let you get the feel of a correct throw, one that opens your net in a perfect circle. Before you throw the cast net, you must "make it" or "load it." This process includes positioning the cast net on your hands and arms in such a way that as it is thrown away from the body, it forms a circle.
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very user friendly guide to cast net making.,
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This review is from: How to Make and Mend Cast Nets (Paperback)
This book is a pleasure to read and use. Although machine made nets are available, there is something very enjoyable and rewarding about making your own net and eating the fish you catch with it. The instructions and diagrams are straight forward, clear and easy enough for the novice to understand. Another section of the book give instruction on how to make a hammock from netting. Tying nets is a pleasant past time, it is not expensive and it very rewarding. It is a link to our sea faring past that deserves to be remembered and preserved.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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A reasonable book with too much left out.,
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This review is from: How to Make and Mend Cast Nets (Paperback)
I have just started making nets. I've only made a couple so far. One was 48" x 36" for my daughter and the other is 96" x 288". As such I am pretty confident in how to make single knots and double knots. I've used bonded nylon and non-bonded nylon and can tell you buy the bonded, it is a joy to work with.
Now for the book. I really want to make a couple of cast nets and this book was recommended in a couple of places, unfortunately it does not give the details needed to actually make a good cast net. In the first section he talks about "a simple half hitch then tie a mesh knot over it." This is total unclear and it took about 2 hours of fiddling to figure out what he wanted people to do. The knot is not shown *anywhere* in the book. As such it is almost impossible to figure out how he wants you to do a "tie on" when ending one length of working thread and moving to another. But the biggest lose is how he goes about describing the foundation row for starting a cast net. He starts by telling us to "tie a reef knot" and then a "mesh knot" over that to make the first loop. So far so good. Now he tells us how to position the mesh-stick/paddle and how to wrap the thread through the ring and around the paddle. Then the nice one "Tie another knot at the top of the paddle". What? Which knot? Reef knot? That doesn't work here. What knot are you talking about. Looking a bit further you can find how he makes a widener. Using that method you end up with a slip knot. Now, if you make it in nylon it doesn't slip very often, but it does slip. In monofilament it slips easily. Plus the knot is not described nor is the needle path described. If you ignore the details of how to tie knots and where to tie knots, the book does an ok job.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Make your own nets,
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I am extremely pleased with the content, instructions and knowledge/ experience of the author. This is an excellent reference guide for anyone who likes keeping their hands busy building functional and beautiful products. I have relatively decent knowledge of knots and cordage, but still was intimidated by the idea of making my own nets. This book really helped me overcome that feeling. The author gives such a clear understanding of the process and relaxing benefits of net crafting. As I started making nets, The extra information became an incredible aid! He adds charts of knot patterns and numbers of knots so you can reference the chart rather than counting hundreds and thousands of knots. Very helpful! He also includes various starting patterns and different knot sequences so you can essentially custom build your very first net with little or no knot experience. Very good choice to add to your reference library! I also found- [...], to be a very good supplier of net crafting tools. Good luck and enjoy a very rewarding hobby!
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