Anyone make hoop nets ?

[Wolfdog91]

If so how y'all go about starting from scratch ? What about calculations? How does my math look ? I'm a little rusty after about a year lol


https://youtu.be/t4tlDs3G7v0


https://youtu.be/tW6nQfXTktY

[GregLaROCHE]

Very interesting. I never saw how nets were made.

[Gator 45/70]

Best check you're states reg's, Certain mesh size may be a big no-no

[Winger Ed.]

When I made mine, I got the cord, tools, and a instruction book from Jan's Netcraft,
and there's a guy from England on youtube that's got a couple good videos on how to knot it up.

[toallmy]

Check out Memphis net and twine for supplies .

[higgins]

I ran hoop nets a lot in the 1970s. Ours were made by Memphis Net and Twine and came to us tarred. Supposedly the tar kept catfish spines from hanging up in the twine; it must have worked since the channel cats would shake right out of them. You don't need an overly large net to catch a lot of fish. We used 2.5-3 foot diameter nets (if memory serves, which it may not) and caught channel and flathead catfish and several varieties of sunfish. One thing I liked about them (compared to gill nets) is that they seldom kill fish so you can release what you don't want or can't legally keep. Most of the fish killed in them were bluegill and other sunfish eaten by the flatheads, which they regurgitated when we picked up the net. It's surprising how large a bluegill a small flathead can get down.

[popper]

I was thinking BB net.