This skill is not for sportsmen. Nets are by far the most effective means to feed you and not just fish. Birds, small and even large game can fall prey to nets. Many other applications such as making hammocks make this a very useful bit of knowledge.
This does not require a great deal of money or equipment. I prefer to use waxed nylon string but it will work with all kinds of string. Some materials hold knots better than others but if knot holding is a problem small amounts of glue can be used to secure knot. Note the use of nets is almost always illegal because they are so effective and using something like single strand mono-filament is completely invisible underwater. Modern methods of hunting and fishing are designed to allow a lot of escapement to preserve wild life and keep sporting goods and tourism industry profitable. You’ll also need something to gauge the size of the net. A small piece of wood works ( in this case I’m using cardboard). A net needle or shuttle is nothing more than something to hold string to thread through knot and can be improvised with a stick in the field.
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This net will be used legally but to stay within regulations in the area it will be used mesh size cannot exceed 4 1/2 inches so I cut gauge to 4 3/8 to be sure not to exceed legal limit. The gauge provides that consistency.
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To begin wrap gauge twice and tie a square knot.
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Remove from gauge and hang loop over a nail or something to hold it. Note position of first knot. Wrap once around gauge, through loop and pull tight.
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Hold knot with left thumb, make a loop and thread through first loop and the one just made as shown.
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Keep thumb on knot as you tighten. Pull knot to the right to take out slack. This positions knot.
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Then pull down to tighten completely.
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This what knot should look like. Important it does not drop down that’s why you pull out and then down.
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Repeat again, again and again.
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This will create a chain like this. Make it as long or as wide as you want net.
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Place chain on a rod or can thread rope through for longer nets and begin to widen with same method. When you get to the end of a row flip over rod or on larger net tie from other side to go back the other direction. It’s easier than learning to tie knot left handed.
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This is time consuming and tedious work. This net is now about 5x 20 feet and took me about 3 hours of time. People are a lot faster that do it all the time but I suggest the evader make one in advance to suit your needs (for me that’s a dip net) since they do pack up to a small size.
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