Thread: NET REPAIR

During my recent pier fishing trip my drop net got several tears in it from spanish. Anyone got advice on how to repair the net? I also need to reduce the size of the holes in the net to prevent slender fish like spanish from slipping out of the net. Lost a couple of pretty nice fish because they slipped thru the net, so I decided to take my chances of just reeling them up to the pier. Bad decision, wound up stripping the gears in my reel. :violent

Double ouch!
I lost a REALLY nice spanish a couple of years ago when someone volunteered to net it using one of those poly nets.
The fish bit a hole in it and broke my line and my heart as it fell back in the water.

IMHO the BEST thing to do is rehang a new net on the rim you have.
Get one made with heavy nylon cord in a 1" - 3/4" mesh that has been dipped or treated.
It will last you 15-20 years.

The alternative is to keep patching the holes (like me and lots of folks do) :
The right way to mend a net (or patch a hole in one)...
http://www.lafishmag.com/nets.html


In a pinch while fishing I've learned a quick net hole repair it to use a 3" long garbage bag twist tie ;-)

One alternative for spanish landing is getting a large weighted snatch hook and using it is a mini-gaff.

Just tie on a length of thin rope and gaff your fish and hand line it up.

Will work on smaller kings as well.

Since wind will make it a little more difficult with a lighter gaff at the pier, you can attach a small rope clamp to the gaff loop, and then clamp it to your actual line. Then let the hook down by drop feeding the rope. The mini gaff will slide down to your hook and let you gaff it in the head. Very effective.

here is one I made
a little light in high winds but by and large does ok


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Then take something similar to this and snap one end to the hook loop, and the other piece to the fishing line. Gaff will not be affected by the wind using this method.

Hook will slide down the line and go in place just under the fish where it needs to be.

I'd tie the quick clamps with real rope though, rather than the tiny strap shown in the googled picture.

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[img width=322 height=715]http://camp4online.com/images/cassin%20focus.jpg[/img]

Then take something similar to this and snap one end to the hook loop, and the other piece to the fishing line. Gaff will not be affected by the wind using this method.

Hook will slide down the line and go in place just under the fish where it needs to be.

I'd tie the quick clamps with real rope though, rather than the tiny strap shown in the googled picture.
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hmm
I'll have to give that a try. 3/16" line tied to the top d ring big enough? Or does it need 1/4"
Thanks

3/16 is fine since the main hand-lining rope should be attached directly to the hook--not the D clamps. It only needs to support the weight of the hook.

So, the D clamps only serve as a guide for the hook itself. I wouldn't put more than a 3"-4" separation between D clamps--better control and placement of the hook.

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3/16 is fine since the main hand-lining rope should be attached directly to the hook--not the D clamps. It only needs to support the weight of the hook.

So, the D clamps only serve as a guide for the hook itself. I wouldn't put more than a 3"-4" separation between D clamps--better control and placement of the hook.
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Ahh. The rope AND bottom d ring are attached to the hook. That makes more sense
Headed to home depot. will rig it up and take a pic and post it on here

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[quote author=Viking Guy link=topic=1375.msg13389#msg13389 date=1340135753]
3/16 is fine since the main hand-lining rope should be attached directly to the hook--not the D clamps. It only needs to support the weight of the hook.

So, the D clamps only serve as a guide for the hook itself. I wouldn't put more than a 3"-4" separation between D clamps--better control and placement of the hook.
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Ahh. The rope AND bottom d ring are attached to the hook. That makes more sense
Headed to home depot. will rig it up and take a pic and post it on here
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Correct. Method works well on the larger gaffs also when you have 20+ winds and big waves bashing everywhere--as long as you have line strong enough. I've hand fed my "Ironman" gaff down a few times on 16# momoi without any issues.

Additionally, this method allows you to gaff your own fish without help if others are too busy to assist.

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