HydroScience
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As kids we used to tie our own nets for catching fish in streams (don't tell Fish&Game!) and for catching small animals. It's a useful skill to have and is pretty easy to do.
Hang a curtain/show rod at head height. Measure and mark your intervals to determine your net spacing. I used 4" here.
![1.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941130-a13d566ccf713effc52effe7ba52fcef.jpg)
Cut an appropriate number of pieces of string. Make them 3X-4X as long as your net needs to be. Tie them to the rod on your spacing marks as shown here.
![2.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941127-c0980a7a5fb15125b09b7d341567cbf4.jpg)
Starting in the middle of your row, take one line from two neighboring pairs and tie them in a knot. If you're using 4" spacing, tie the lines at approximately 4" down. This is not crucial on the first row of knots, but is important every row after the first.
![3.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941129-6b5c439508379e38c1407980e3118226.jpg)
Always start your knotting in the middle of the row, then alternate moving to the left and right. This will help keep your net straight as you go.
![4.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941128-671c0321b6282de15272707f81a0187e.jpg)
Your arms will start to get tired quickly while making your net. Roll the net up on the rod to keep your work at a handy level. I've found working with my elbows at my side and forearms parallel with the ground to be the least exhausting.
![5.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941126-f02fa128f203dc39495ad395d5c108fa.jpg)
It took less than 3 hours to tie a 6'X 5' net at 4" spacing and cost less than $7 using nylon carpenter's plumb line found at Lowe's.
Hang a curtain/show rod at head height. Measure and mark your intervals to determine your net spacing. I used 4" here.
![1.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941130-a13d566ccf713effc52effe7ba52fcef.jpg)
Cut an appropriate number of pieces of string. Make them 3X-4X as long as your net needs to be. Tie them to the rod on your spacing marks as shown here.
![2.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941127-c0980a7a5fb15125b09b7d341567cbf4.jpg)
Starting in the middle of your row, take one line from two neighboring pairs and tie them in a knot. If you're using 4" spacing, tie the lines at approximately 4" down. This is not crucial on the first row of knots, but is important every row after the first.
![3.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941129-6b5c439508379e38c1407980e3118226.jpg)
Always start your knotting in the middle of the row, then alternate moving to the left and right. This will help keep your net straight as you go.
![4.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941128-671c0321b6282de15272707f81a0187e.jpg)
Your arms will start to get tired quickly while making your net. Roll the net up on the rod to keep your work at a handy level. I've found working with my elbows at my side and forearms parallel with the ground to be the least exhausting.
![5.jpg](/data/attachments/941/941126-f02fa128f203dc39495ad395d5c108fa.jpg)
It took less than 3 hours to tie a 6'X 5' net at 4" spacing and cost less than $7 using nylon carpenter's plumb line found at Lowe's.