How to Make & Mend Cast Nets

A very good tome about the art of cast net making. It is written with words short enough that even Donald Trump could understand some of them.

explanations of the expanding netting pattern

As a live-bait fresh and occasional salty water fisherman, I have been surfing the net-making videos and even made a few shuttles and tried once or twice to patch up my old store-bought mono cast nets. It just wasn't coming together for me. I'm thrilled with the book because now I get it and need only to practice a little bit before starting a real net. The netting described in the book is mainly for fishing, not for catching bait.Smaller-mesh bait nets would take a crazy amount of time by hand and may yet be best made from panels-as are those super-premium/custom and also cheapo nets commercially available. With this book you can build your own bait (or fish) net of panels to your personal specifications. But the emphasis is on a fully hand-made net.The book makes it clear that nylon works and is preferred by some but that mono is more popular, but not as easy to work with. I'll know whether I want to tackle making a mono net after I've made and fished with a nylon net. But I can already picture my net with patterns of colored mono!When I get a net or hammock made, I'll come back and share a pic or two. It may take a few years, or not.Methinks after a net or two, that a hammock would be rather easy. I now sleep in a hammock so mine will be modified from the book form (I don't want spreader bars). Using the knowledge from the book and experience from making a cast net, one could also make nets for cargo, toys, laundry, decor, or whatever he/she chooses. Information is power, get some!

Greatly useful information I'm even making some

Just kidding, I just love smoked mullet and can't afford to keep buying expensive custom nets!Book is primarily concerned with weaving your own net from mono-filament or nylon. As I can't imagine tying over 20,000 knots, I purchased this book for the relatively short segment on panel net construction. It is helpful, but you'll probably need some more information from online to fill in some less detailed parts.