I am glad I could help in your discovery. Thanks for watching.

Pretty similar situation here. My grandad was a shrimper in Florida. He didn’t make nets but he had to repair the. The technique is pretty much the same. He tried to teach me some but I was little and it was hard for me to catch on to what he was doing. The barber in that little town (Apalachicola, FL) made cast nets in the barber shop when he wasn’t cutting hair. They hung from the ceiling next to the barber chair. Most of the cast nets I saw there had a large mesh. These were used to catch mullet. They were called gill nets because of the way they worked. The mesh was just large enough for the mullet to get their heads through and they’d get hung up around their gills. To get the out of the net you needed to grab them by the head and pull the on through. It wasn’t for many years later did I see different cast nets with smaller mesh that worked a little differently. I inherited all of my grandads netting needles. I even have a spool of twine that’s still wrapped in plastic. It’s probably 40 years old. I figured it was time I learned how to do this. Once I get proficient at it, I may take the wrapper off that spool and make something. Even back then there were only a handful of old timers that knew how to do this and they were well respected for knowing how. There is an easier way to tie the sheet bend with your needle. But the sheet bend is one of those knots that even if it’s tied correctly it doesn’t hold unless it’s “dressed” correctly. From what I can tell, the Flying Dutchman technique ensures that every sheet bend you tie is dressed correctly. It’s hard to learn but I feel it’s worth the effort. Thanks for making these videos. This is a lost art and there’s not much information out there on it.

Hi one more time. I tried to read your comments for others. Looking for the spacer advise. You have noted every 3 and 4. As this net is growing, how many spacers and is it every other mesh. Kindly advise. Also what is the way of putting the led. If you have a video on this. Thanks

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As a last resort, you may consider buying egg weights and drilling them out larger for use. I don’t really know what your cheapest option would be. I had a mold made because I use them very frequently because I know how hard it is to get them commercially.

Love the video. Bought twine and made my own needles. Well I had them around to repair my 20+ year old net. Anyway I want to build a net along with my 5 year old grandson. Something he’ll have fun doing and remember me later for. Square nets I made as a kid. Cast nets is another whole beast. Your lessons here are excellent and I watch and pause them often. A thought. Your hands get in the way a lot of seeing what you’re picking up. Or another one I can’t get just right was the first loop combined. Didn’t see how you started your dowel. Maybe two different cameras and edit in pip.

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Thanks for your comments. The man that taught me the skill recently died at age 91. It’s sad to see him go but his teaching will last as long as KZfaq leaves them up. There are many ways to skin a cat and the same is the making of nets. I love to see new things. Thanks for watching.

That cone will not be there once you put the lead line on it and stretch it out, it will also be gone once you cast the net. The Flying Dutchman technique causes the twine to act like a spring, closing the webbing and giving you the false sense of it being Incorrect. 56 headers is way to many adding to your work, time and twine usage. This will also make more webbing then is needed adding to your sink rate when your using your net. I hope you finish one with 36 to give you a full visual once completed. I would never led a fellow net maker the wrong way. I have been making them for almost 50 years and I also asked the same question of my teacher and I am providing you with the same answer. 36 is the magic number. Thanks for watching and learning.

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did you come across sections were a spacer is inserted through another spacer?

Not end to end but sideways so you are filling the opposite side each turn. It should spin in your hand.

I appreciate your coverage of your experience in viewing my videos. I am very pleased that it has helped you expand your abilities to produce your nets. It is a dying art here as well. This is why I have taken the time to video and uploaded this information for the world to use. I have enjoyed it from childhood and would never let go, allowing it to become a forgotten skill of my past. All I could ask of you is to pass your skills down to younger generations every chance that you can. It’s been great hearing from you.

Christopher Smartt , also, soon enough I will be uploading a video of a Cast Net that I am making using Kevlar twine. It will be a very strong net and I will test it’s strength in the video.

It takes about one pound of twine to complete a 6 foot net with a 3/4” mesh…… that is very small mesh. You can use braid if you like. The twine I recommend is designed for this type of net, braided fishing line is designed or “fishing” (rod and real use). Other braided nylon has a deferent net application, such in the case of a cast net, the brail lines (drawstrings). All I can say is do as you like, I have nets that I made and that are clearly 50 years old that I have taken care of (repaired and dipped every few years) and I still use them. Let me know how your nets come out with braid.

Yea, that has been my problem in the past as well. I also bought a new spool to solve that problem. I hope your new spool helped.

That is a good start. It can be close to the mesh size +\~ . It should be long enough for you to easily secure your thimble on the top of the net upon completion.

@@equipyourselflifeskills5802 Thank you for your prompt response. I have started my net with 4 strand 0.4mm braided PE line (60lb strength).Can i use 1mm 8 strand PE line for my braille line?Also what size of cord do you recommend for my lead line? What size (weight) do i need for my sinkers ?What's the maximum weight should i put?

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Lol, that is an instruction video. It does not take long to make a net. You just have to be dedicated to the task. Thanks for watching.

I would guess because the twine is sold in a one pound spool, you will only need one spool. I use #4 bonded nylon seine twine that I buy from Memphis Net and Twine company.

Yes, once you add your first row every three mesh it will add up to 12 spacers (wideners) for the full row, so every third row will need to have spacers from start of the net until you finish at the bottom.

@@equipyourselflifeskills5802 thank you for the quick response

The twine needs to have a good bonding. When you buy your twine, there is no way for you to know how well the maker applied the binding to stiffen the twine. It’s very frustrating when you have a spool of twine that the bonding is not applied very well. When I get poorly bonded twine I will normally keep the net hanging where I work on them so gravity helps to keep the knots in place. Once you finish the net and dip it, this problem goes away because the dip bonds the knots in place. I hope this info helps.

@@equipyourselflifeskills5802 Thank you very much, I will keep that in mind. Keep up the awesome videos 👍🇦🇺