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Anybody ever made a landing net?
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12/05/18 01:05 AM
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Winger Ed.
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The last couple of landing nets, I've gotten at garage sales for $2-3. I need a new one, haven't seen a used one anywhere, and those things are insanely expensive to just run out and buy a new one. I've seen the right cord and tools from lure making companies for about $10 bucks, enough to more than make just one. From watching a few videos, it doesn't look that hard--- just tedious.
Has anybody else made one? Once ya get your muscle memory going, is it easy, or do ya end up throwing the whole mess in the trash?
Enough of this idle chit-chat. This ain't no retirement home. EVERYONE! Get back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
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Re: Anybody ever made a landing net?
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12/05/18 05:03 PM
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minnow
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A couple of years ago I had to move a very large tropical fish (Pacu)- about 2' long and +10 pounds from one aquarium to another. Obviously, I wanted to something that wouldn't damage him as much as a traditional landing net so I made one from a pillow case and PVC. For the single use case it worked flawlessly- barely lost a scale during the move.
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Re: Anybody ever made a landing net?
[Re: Winger Ed.]
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12/21/18 09:12 PM
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Winger Ed.
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Well, I got my first one done. And yep, it looks like a 10 year old made it. But it does a good job skimming the layer of leaves that blow in every week or so. I think I've got the technique down and have started on one for my bigger hoop. It isn't hard, but tying 4.7 million knots is getting a little tedious.
Enough of this idle chit-chat. This ain't no retirement home. EVERYONE! Get back to your oars. The Captain wants to waterski.
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