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Post by Simon on Apr 18, 2012 17:17:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2012 20:38:55 GMT
Your gunna have to make a bigger net Simon!!!
Clonking fish, I bet they got the heart pumping. Cant wait to read the report.
Regards Stevie.
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Post by paul1966 on Apr 18, 2012 22:03:25 GMT
Great pictures and cracking fish I'm very envious.
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Post by custheyder on Apr 19, 2012 8:03:05 GMT
Fantastic Grayling. What a way to wet a net! I've fished the Dee up at Bala myself and had some cracking fish up there. Which rod were you using and how did it cope? Obviously it coped well, but did you have to follow the fish?
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Post by leckie on Apr 19, 2012 12:03:38 GMT
Simon, You'll remember that day's fishing for the rest of your life I bet ....it's great that you took photos of the outing to share with us....that looks a bonnie trout as well...nice one...oh and the net looks the real deal as well. Look forward to the additional photos and the report in due course. tight lines Alex
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2012 8:32:06 GMT
Simon your net looks great mate. this post almost got me the sack last night as my boss has a shrub in his office that would be perfect for a frame. i told him to keep his eye on it and keep it watered as if he kills it ill be in there with my knife and away with his shrub. he told me to p-off before i got my p45 instead hes a out and out carp fisher man so thinks all nets should be big enough to fit a car in.
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Post by Simon on Jun 17, 2012 16:04:25 GMT
Just finished net number 3, this one is much more like a conventional scoop net in size and shape. I have just realised that I do not need this many nets, but I now really enjoy the process of first finding the right branch and then preparing bending and then finishing the nets! I have already identified the next branch in our local woodland, depending how it goes I may put it up as a prize in an upcoming comp.
Simon.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2012 16:56:08 GMT
Brilliant job making DIY nets, they look very nice. I doubt very much if I'd have the patience or the skill to make one, looking forward to more pics.
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Post by Simon on Jun 29, 2012 11:24:59 GMT
The nets are now finished, we decided to leave the last one with a longer handle to balance the size of the net. Now we will have to hope that a fish of a good size decides that it's time to come to the new net. Already looking for the next branch. Simon.
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Post by hobgoblin on Nov 2, 2012 20:56:24 GMT
Simon, The nets look good, you said you used Yew, the wood always becomes more aesthetically pleasing with age. My sons Flat Bow is made of Yew and after several years is now darkened and looks really good.
You have sewn some seeds here, I'll be looking round local woodland to see what i can find. Pity we are not in the States and be able to get hold of some suitable Osage.
Hobgoblin
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2012 13:14:37 GMT
Hi hobgoblin am doing my first net, Simon found the wood for me, I have fixed the wood same as Simon with tie wraps and it is about ready for the next stage. I had a 12ins net that I use for my pond in the garden and found it ideal as a former. I am going to use wood glue and have got small dowelling from the hobby shop to pin it with, I got the hobby saws to cut the joint from Hobby Tools of the Internet they were the cheapest I could find , good luck with your own net. Regards Ian Coppernymph2
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Post by hobgoblin on Nov 24, 2012 19:34:45 GMT
coppernymph2, One question that I have for those who have made or are attempting to make nets is, what sort of wood? Is there any particular type that is best suited to the making of a Tamo? I see making a net/Tamo as "part of the game", like fly tying. I have made floats which i still use when coarse fishing, i shoot hunting bows, making them is a bit beyond the facilities i have, but i do fashion my own traditional arrows. Good luck with the net Ian. Hobgoblin
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