Anzomcik
11-23-2009, 07:17 PM
This may be a little corny but i worked very hard at this. I figured i would show this to the people that could relate to the need of a good net.
It all started out a year and a half ago, i went to am auction in the earlie spring of 08 lookin at a boat to see if i wanted to bid on it. they had a pile of fishing gear. In the pile was a great big landing net, it was an older cummin's net. With the blue bag with about 2inch square holes. So i bid on it till i won the gem for the high cost of 7$.
She was quite a buy retractable handle about 36 inch hoop. I was in hog heaven. I did not like the bag, so i got in touch with my sister who has a degree in fashion. So we made a new bag for it. We went to joann;s and got the best netting they had, it was about 1/4 inch holes. It sure helped the fish out by not getting hurt but made it terrible to get hook out of. You could not scoop with it, because it was a parachute. So you would scoop and once the bag opened all the way it was a slam dunk to lead the fish in. (honestly it helped out because it kept the netter from trying to force the fish in they just sat there till you put the fish in, they just needed to lift) I put up with that for well over a year until i could find the right netting to replace that bag.
After searching for a long time i finally got a place that has what i was lookin for. Knotless netting about 1 inch squares. Perfect i bought more than enough, well two weeks later i get this 2 inch sq. knoted nylon stuff that was the exact same as the first bag on the net. rrrrrrrrr
So after i fought with this company to exchange it, i sent it back. Well what they failed to infom me was they no longer have that netting..... but they have another kind. (why they did not call me when they got my order to ask me what i wanted to do is beyond me) so two more weeks go by and i get a sample in the mail. A little stiffer than i want but other wise it is perfect. Another week goes by i get my package of lots of netting.
Mean while my brain was thinking if i get new netting why not make my net fold in half, i have a small 14 foot boat and the net took up alot of room. So i thought of differnt hinges and yokes.... I finally settled on one and went ahead and made it. I went all out teflon washers, nylon bushings. Except for the handle of the net, and the tubing part of the hoop i made everything, no plans just me and alot of free time. Also my sister sewed up the bag, which looks amazing.
here it is folded
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/anzomcik/1123091708.jpg
Opened
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/anzomcik/1123091708a.jpg
Close up on the yoke, note the pin. It is used to disengage the locking pin on the hinged.
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/anzomcik/1123091709.jpg
The hinge closed
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/anzomcik/1123091711.jpg
Right now i am working on different kinds, more simplier mechinisms for the locking part of the folding net. But i will live with this one for the time being
It all started out a year and a half ago, i went to am auction in the earlie spring of 08 lookin at a boat to see if i wanted to bid on it. they had a pile of fishing gear. In the pile was a great big landing net, it was an older cummin's net. With the blue bag with about 2inch square holes. So i bid on it till i won the gem for the high cost of 7$.
She was quite a buy retractable handle about 36 inch hoop. I was in hog heaven. I did not like the bag, so i got in touch with my sister who has a degree in fashion. So we made a new bag for it. We went to joann;s and got the best netting they had, it was about 1/4 inch holes. It sure helped the fish out by not getting hurt but made it terrible to get hook out of. You could not scoop with it, because it was a parachute. So you would scoop and once the bag opened all the way it was a slam dunk to lead the fish in. (honestly it helped out because it kept the netter from trying to force the fish in they just sat there till you put the fish in, they just needed to lift) I put up with that for well over a year until i could find the right netting to replace that bag.
After searching for a long time i finally got a place that has what i was lookin for. Knotless netting about 1 inch squares. Perfect i bought more than enough, well two weeks later i get this 2 inch sq. knoted nylon stuff that was the exact same as the first bag on the net. rrrrrrrrr
So after i fought with this company to exchange it, i sent it back. Well what they failed to infom me was they no longer have that netting..... but they have another kind. (why they did not call me when they got my order to ask me what i wanted to do is beyond me) so two more weeks go by and i get a sample in the mail. A little stiffer than i want but other wise it is perfect. Another week goes by i get my package of lots of netting.
Mean while my brain was thinking if i get new netting why not make my net fold in half, i have a small 14 foot boat and the net took up alot of room. So i thought of differnt hinges and yokes.... I finally settled on one and went ahead and made it. I went all out teflon washers, nylon bushings. Except for the handle of the net, and the tubing part of the hoop i made everything, no plans just me and alot of free time. Also my sister sewed up the bag, which looks amazing.
here it is folded
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/anzomcik/1123091708.jpg
Opened
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/anzomcik/1123091708a.jpg
Close up on the yoke, note the pin. It is used to disengage the locking pin on the hinged.
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/anzomcik/1123091709.jpg
The hinge closed
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr240/anzomcik/1123091711.jpg
Right now i am working on different kinds, more simplier mechinisms for the locking part of the folding net. But i will live with this one for the time being