How to Sew Fishing Nets
Fishing nets are easily available in stores; however, you can make one yourself using basic materials. In most of the world, fishermen sew their own fishing nets. Not only is it an enjoyable activity, but is also cost-effective. The advantage of making it yourself is that you get to save a lot of money that you would otherwise spend at purchasing the same kind of net that you can make yourself at half the price. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 2 Nylon cords, 20 feet long and 5 mm thick
- 6 nylon twine skeins, 500 feet long and 2 mm thick
- 8 foam fishing float, 4 inch
- Split shot sinkers, 1 ½ inch
- 2 eye hooks
- Knife
- Sewing needle
- Sewing thread2 Nylon cords, 20 feet long and 5 mm thick
- Sewing thread
Instructions
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Spot a wooden post around and screw two eye hooks into it. Make sure the distance between both the eyehooks is about 20 feet.
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Take one of the 20 feet-long nylon cord. Use a fisherman's bend knot for tying one end of this cord to the eyehook screwed on the left. Fisherman's bend knot is tied with the rope's end taking two turns through the ring. It is then knotted under all the turns.
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On the top line, thread the eight fishing floats. Make sure you space them evenly. Before and after each fishing float, secure it by tying half knots. For double checking, you may also use a sewing needle for securing it perfectly well. Again, use the fisherman's bend knot for tying the other end of the cord to the second eyehook.
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Take 2 MM of twine and cut into 60 separate lines using a knife. Each line should be 1/8th foot in length. Fold each twine line in half. Using a lark's head knot, tightly secure each twine line to the top line of 5 MM. Make sure there is a distance of 4 inches between the lines.
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Using a square knot, tie the left cord of the second pair of knotted lines with the first. Keep in mind that at this step, you are standing at the top line's far left side.
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Keep tying knots, from left to right, until you reach the last line. The cords on extreme left and extreme right will become the net's outside lines.
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As you tie down the rope lines, repeat steps 4, 5, and 6 after every 4 inches. So basically, you are supposed to make rows of knots, connected to the extreme left and extreme right outer lines, every 4 inches.
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Tie each twine line to the other 20 feet long nylon cord, using lark's head knots. Distance between each knot should be 4 inches. Every 4 inches, connect split shot sinkers alongside the net's base.
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Take off one end of the line from the hook. Simply sew the knots for keeping them secure.
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