The Traditional Fisherman's Forum

I have recently encountered a problem at our club lake. I normally target the roach and rudd. However, the lake contains a rather large head of carp. To this point catching the odd one "by mistake" hasn't been much of a problem. I have been using my scoop net to land them. However, the carp are getting to a size (double figures) where they no longer fit. This in itself isn't an issue as I have two traditional net heads big enough. My problem is that I don't really like landing roach in these deep nets. The solution is to take two nets. Not ideal but sensible. Therefore, I knocked up a roach specific net pole. Cork handle, whipped ala early Lucky strike, with silk, like the nodes. The butt cap is the top of a port or sherry bottle! It is 5'4" long. Should do the trick.

Odds and ends shot tubes..

I had a few bits of bamboo left from Landing net poles , that were a bit too large for the poles, but too narrow for anything else, and was loath to throw them away,coupled with a bagfull of wine corks, which were just gathering dust...... so after a bit of work ended up with these..









I am thinking now that it may work if I turn some hardwood /cork "stoppers " for them , in preference to plain cork, something to do in the days ahead before the season starts.

OMR

Very nice indeed. Like the idea of the hardwood/cork stopper.

Old Man River wrote: ↑Mon May 25, 2020 6:14 pm Odds and ends shot tubes..

I had a few bits of bamboo left from Landing net poles , that were a bit too large for the poles, but too narrow for anything else, and was loath to throw them away,coupled with a bagfull of wine corks, which were just gathering dust...... so after a bit of work ended up with these..









I am thinking now that it may work if I turn some hardwood /cork "stoppers " for them , in preference to plain cork, something to do in the days ahead before the season starts.

OMR

those are lovely

They would make lovely salt and pepper pots for days out or at home on the table.

Wal..

I like those very much

Very fine, Old M.R.. The bottom three are my favourites.

Very nice indeed

Ouse Wanderer wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 12:16 am Very fine, Old M.R.. The bottom three are my favourites.

I tend to agree OW , I prefer the tubes with a bit of flaming , and no whippings , tbh they only turned out flamed as they were made from the end section of an overly long flamed net pole that needed to be cut down, a happy coincidence that seemed to work .

OMR

They are superb, I especially like the flamed ones. Very, very nice....Well done