Net Makers

General Fishing Discussion
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Any net makers around the Charleston area?

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Drag net or castnet? If its a castnet Tim Wade down in Florida. He will make exactly what you want. He has little down time though, stays busy year round.

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Thanks for the input. Trying to find one local. I’ve started tying some nets. Looking for someone who can give me some pointers when needed. Tying seams and lead lines.

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The last guy I knew who tied his own nets died 35 years ago at the age of 90. It’s mostly a lost art. So much easier to buy what you want today.

Olde Man Charters

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I bought a net from ace hardware on James Island a few years ago and it was a pretty good net before I tore it up, they said it was locally made I think Walterboro, they may still have contacts for the maker, kind of a long shot but whats a phone call.

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The last guy I knew who tied his own nets died 35 years ago at the age of 90. It's mostly a lost art.

Same here. Every local fishing village used to have a net maker, but I haven’t seen one in years. There was an old fellow in Thunderbolt who used to set up under a big oak tree on the bluff and tied nets there for 50 years. I watched him many a day, never could quite get the hang of it myself. It was certainly an art. Of course those old timers were using cotton and nylon, not mono-filament.

Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper

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Originally posted by Cracker Larry
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The last guy I knew who tied his own nets died 35 years ago at the age of 90. It's mostly a lost art.

Same here. Every local fishing village used to have a net maker, but I haven’t seen one in years. There was an old fellow in Thunderbolt who used to set up under a big oak tree on the bluff and tied nets there for 50 years. I watched him many a day, never could quite get the hang of it myself. It was certainly an art. Of course those old timers were using cotton and nylon, not mono-filament.

Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper

And you pull in those old wet cotton nets for a while you’ll see why they went to the mono!

Olde Man Charters

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Originally posted by sacclark

Any net makers around the Charleston area?

PM me if you need some help.
I just finished a 10 footer that is made from one and one half miles of 30# power pro. There are over 65,000 stitches and 300 hours of labor. I might consider letting it go for a few grand; jk, lol.

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I read the forum regularly but rarely post. I still make the occasional cast net using bonded nylon cord and the old wooden needles if you need some help let me know.