Someone posted in a thread about weaving the horn shut on his Tim Wade cast net to keep shrimp from getting out. I have done a search to try to find the thread and cannot find it. I would like to see how it’s done.
Am I crazy or was this another forum?
I may need to put this in the shrimp section.
I didn’t weave mine shut but I took a piece of umhw and attached it to it. I think I have some more at the house if you want a piece of it. It works good for me.
How do you attach that to the horn? Did you use an epoxy?
Does it affect the net at all?
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18’ Hewes Bayfisher
For the couple shrimp that do get out the horn I wouldnt bother.I dont have anything on my Tim Wade cast nets,and ive been using his nets for years.
More than a couple shrimp were getting out of mine. I used gorilla glue to hold it there and now no shrimp get out. 
I talked to Mr. Wade earlier in the week. Told him I’d be using the net for shrimping in SC. He said he’d put the 1" something horn on it so the shrimp wouldn’t get out. I went with the 8’ w/ 5/8" mesh.
I’m excited to get it since everyone talks so highly of them. I’m not sure how they can make it and ship it for a little more than $130…
All I know is your gonna love that net!
I switched from Superpro to Tim Wade a couple of years ago. Superpro is a good net, but the Tim Wade seems to open better. I’m not sure of the reason for the large diameter horn - maybe the net closes faster on the retrieve trapping the shrimp better? I figure the number of shrimp lost is exceeded by the Wade net opening and closing better = more shrimp. The Wade net does seem harder to reload, as the large horn “gets buried” in the net more often when you are trying to dump the shrimp.
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1980 Skandia 21 w/ '93 JohnRude 150 gas drinker
Decided to order the Tim Wade net last week. I can’t wait for it to get here.
I have talked with Tim several times. As folks have stated, he is a super guy to talk to. Said to never use any detergents or fabric softener to try to soften your net. He suggested putting a new net in a black garbage bag with a few shots of water from a hose, tie it up and place in the sun for 20 minutes. Said it will make a big difference.
18’ Hewes Bayfisher