Drop Nets

[robbo1530]

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?

[jamiebrennan]

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.

[andyco]

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

[Sea_Troot]

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.

[waco]

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

[robbo1530]

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.


Cheers

Robbo

[andyco]

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

[g-force]

This may be what you need....



Gary

[jamiebrennan]

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

[g.ordon]

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

[andyco]

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!)

[g.ordon]

One of these? (Looks a bit brutal like!)

same principle andy

[Juliogeordio]

I know a guy who had one of those put down his old fella by a doctor when he developed a discharge! lol

[g.ordon]

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

[beachbuddy]

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