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    Anyone on here use a drop net and if so, how useable is it. I'm guessing that unless you have someone with you, you'd need 4 hands to make it work?
    Last edited by robbo1530; 03-10-2014, 03:03 PM.

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    There are big fish lost on Shields pier every winter and most of them by attempting to lift them.It has to be worth the hassle of carrying it up the pier and even if you not right next to someone a good loud shout will usually get someone to help you land it.

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    • #3
      I've never seen anyone use a drop net on shields pier, don't know why? and always hear stories of good fish dropping off on the lift.

      One of the lads I fish with on the pier is from 'down south' and he's surprised that no one up here uses them, apparently they're much more common down there.

      I'm planning on getting a double figure cod this year so might have to invest
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      • #4
        i was given a dropnet by a m8. used it with great success on pier in the summer. however trying to use 1 in a rough sea is a nightmare.
        Species 2012 - Cod, Flounder, Dab, Plaice, Pollock, Eelpout, Common eel, Granny Fish, Whiting, Coalie, LSD, Rockling, Bass.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by andyco View Post
          I've never seen anyone use a drop net on shields pier, don't know why? and always hear stories of good fish dropping off on the lift.

          One of the lads I fish with on the pier is from 'down south' and he's surprised that no one up here uses them, apparently they're much more common down there.
          I'm planning on getting a double figure cod this year so might have to invest
          seen one once being used in a big sea, it was hopeless , and that was the problem they wer not able to play fish in net with the roll on, even the lad who brought gave it to some one to use to no avail, so they ended up hand balling it up wall

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          • #6
            Originally posted by waco View Post
            seen one once being used in a big sea, it was hopeless , and that was the problem they wer not able to play fish in net with the roll on, even the lad who brought gave it to some one to use to no avail, so they ended up hand balling it up wall
            Pretty much what I thought. I'll stick with cries for help and handballing.


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            Robbo

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            • #7
              Originally posted by waco View Post
              seen one once being used in a big sea, it was hopeless , and that was the problem they wer not able to play fish in net with the roll on, even the lad who brought gave it to some one to use to no avail, so they ended up hand balling it up wall
              Ah right, cheers bob
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              Daiwa Seahunter Z Spin 10’ - Penn Battle II 4000
              Savage Gear Bushwhacker 8’ - Shimano Ultegra 2500


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              • #8
                This may be what you need....



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                • #9
                  I think they would work on a stilted pier rather than the breakwater type. Like Blyth west pier, if you do use them on a breakwater type they reckon a square one is the way to go as they dont roll along the wall

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                  • #10
                    never seen it but a guy I know was telling me about what they used ,description was like a hinged tube with a couple of barbs that swivelled inwards, it had a rope attached. When the fish was on the top they just clipped the tube around the line and let it slide down over the cods heed then pulling it back with the rope the hooks stuck in it and they pulled the fish up. canny idea like

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by g.ordon View Post
                      never seen it but a guy I know was telling me about what they used ,description was like a hinged tube with a couple of barbs that swivelled inwards, it had a rope attached. When the fish was on the top they just clipped the tube around the line and let it slide down over the cods heed then pulling it back with the rope the hooks stuck in it and they pulled the fish up. canny idea like
                      One of these? (Looks a bit brutal like!)



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                      Daiwa Seahunter Z Spin 10’ - Penn Battle II 4000
                      Savage Gear Bushwhacker 8’ - Shimano Ultegra 2500


                      FLOUNDER, SEA SCORPION, COLEY, MACKEREL, LAUNCE, WEEVER, SHORE ROCKLING, POLLOCK, BLENNY, DAB, WHITING, COD, 5B ROCKLING, PLAICE, DRAGONET, EELPOUT, COMMON EEL, THORNBACK RAY, BALLAN WRASSE, CORKWING WRASSE, TOPE, GREY GURNARD, DOGFISH, TADPOLE FISH, TURBOT, SMOOTHOUND, BASS

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by andyco View Post
                        One of these? (Looks a bit brutal like!)



                        same principle andy

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                        • #13
                          I know a guy who had one of those put down his old fella by a doctor when he developed a discharge! lol
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                          • #14
                            oucha. anyways, like I say same idea but the one I was told about had a tube so there would be no escape, like locked in and impaled instead of just impaled

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Juliogeordio View Post
                              I know a guy who had one of those put down his old fella by a doctor when he developed a discharge! lol
                              By he must of had some size 30 bob

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