I just found and subscribed over the weekend. I've watched most of your videos and really enjoy them. I've got a 60 year old wooden hoop net hanging at my old log house. They used to catch several fish in the rivers here in east Tennessee before otters moved in on them.
The first hoop net I ever had was a 2 in mesh wooden hoop net my uncle give me. That thing was the flathead catching eat net I've ever seen. Not sure why, but I tore them up in it. Wish looking back, I'd retired it and put it up for show
Bradley: good video on your net maintenance. Thanks for including your method of tying the net repair. I'm gonna try that to fix some holes in my wire net traps. Will be waiting on your next video with full nets and the smell of hot grease! Thanks Roy
For just some minor repair, you can just get some #18 or whatever size twine at your local bait store, net needles you can find online or at one of the net companies. If your not gonna redip your nets you can use the tared twine
Love the channel. You guys ever do any jug fishing? Made a bunch last year and been using them on the river north of Monroe. Caught some decent catfish on them.
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 awesome. Looking forward to it. Been fishing my whole life and just really got into catfishing the last year or so with my 9 year old son. So we’re always looking for different ways to catch them.
I'm curious when you use to comercial fish did you sell to fish markets or restaurants or in other words who buys them? We use to have a few fish markets here back many years ago...I was curious as to what options there were on selling catfish ..I really wondered if a person could fillet them and sell to the general public...I thought it might be a way to sell some meat at a cheaper price that could help people out in a time of high grocery bills gas and heating bills ....
I sold to individuals. Louisiana made it harder to do so by forcing commercial fisherman to buy a whole sale retail license and start having to turn in trip tickets. That's when it got to be too much Hassel for me, so I just started fishing for myself
Thanks for responding ...Your Uncle must have pasted on a good vibe with that ole net ....Do you guys mess with mudmotors down there? I raced karts for years and can get some awesome horsepower out of those little motors....I've been wanting to build my own surface drive I don't think it's that hard ...I have a small lathe and think I could build one but I've been really focused on this fishing it's something I really want to do....I keep telling my wife looks like there would be money in selling skipjack and shad ...What part of the country you guys in? I sent a message earlier but don't know if it went threw .Keep those videos coming I'm gaining knowledge ....wish it were I could ask a million questions lol
We're in North Louisiana. Seams all the younger guys run mud motors. I personally hate them. Their very loud, and run a lot of waterfowl off public lands. They have made hunting in our area very tough. I firmly think that public waters should restrict their access more in certain areas of North Louisiana
Interesting for an ole country boy from Kentucky. I prefer yall keeping it real, I don't think my eyes could handle yall 2 in daisy dukes and a bikini, lol
Most of the mesh in our nets are #18 twine. Most are seen in with #18 also, but I like to go up one size sewing them in the hoops when fishing heavy currents like the Ouachita River. Hope this helps!!
We dip the nets to treat the thread. It helps to seal in the thread knots once the new nets are made. Also It's Nylon and it will rot, deteriorate, and also receive a lot of wear from the nets rolling around in the current. The tar in the net dip helps protect against all of that
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 on those wire nets you fish Are those considered fiddler nets or hoop nets. I'm trying to figure out what tags I need to get for them. I called the arkansas game and fish and the person I talked to didn't know what to tell me since they'd never seen one.
@@yardking9075 you better check legalities in Arkansas. I'm not sure what's legal there as they are stricter on net fishing than Louisiana. I'm in North Louisiana and fish there
@@yardking9075 no, it will cake up and get a yucky slime all over it. Once it does that, they quit eating it. It does better when the mesh in the bait bags are big enough for some to drift out. Just use regular bait bags, or none at all in the wire nets
I just found and subscribed over the weekend. I've watched most of your videos and really enjoy them. I've got a 60 year old wooden hoop net hanging at my old log house. They used to catch several fish in the rivers here in east Tennessee before otters moved in on them.
The first hoop net I ever had was a 2 in mesh wooden hoop net my uncle give me. That thing was the flathead catching eat net I've ever seen. Not sure why, but I tore them up in it. Wish looking back, I'd retired it and put it up for show
Bradley: good video on your net maintenance. Thanks for including your method of tying the net repair. I'm gonna try that to fix some holes in my wire net traps. Will be waiting on your next video with full nets and the smell of hot grease! Thanks Roy
For just some minor repair, you can just get some #18 or whatever size twine at your local bait store, net needles you can find online or at one of the net companies. If your not gonna redip your nets you can use the tared twine
No skimpy drawers needed just good how to information is all you need.
Do a video on how to build wire nets.
I'll have to consider that on wire nets, but I'm afraid a slat trap build is in store in near future😉
Dope em up man gettem ready. Spring will be here before you know it. I use the old keg tar and melt it with gas but your method is a lot easier I see.
It wasn't bad, just wish I'd had my pool so I could lay them down in it. Hard to find one in winter, lol
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Feel free to ask questions or request videos. You guys feedback is where we get a lot of our ideas for videos, so we're listening!!
We are planning a slat trap build video, and also have some net repairs to do that we can include in some content soon
Love the channel. You guys ever do any jug fishing? Made a bunch last year and been using them on the river north of Monroe. Caught some decent catfish on them.
Have a few times, but normally we do limb lines and stump hooks. We probably will make some videos on that stuff this year
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 awesome. Looking forward to it. Been fishing my whole life and just really got into catfishing the last year or so with my 9 year old son. So we’re always looking for different ways to catch them.
@@Paull1207 word is right now they are catching some nice channel cats tightlining on bottom with cold worms in the Ouachita river. Reliable source😉
I'm curious when you use to comercial fish did you sell to fish markets or restaurants or in other words who buys them? We use to have a few fish markets here back many years ago...I was curious as to what options there were on selling catfish ..I really wondered if a person could fillet them and sell to the general public...I thought it might be a way to sell some meat at a cheaper price that could help people out in a time of high grocery bills gas and heating bills ....
I sold to individuals. Louisiana made it harder to do so by forcing commercial fisherman to buy a whole sale retail license and start having to turn in trip tickets. That's when it got to be too much Hassel for me, so I just started fishing for myself
Thanks for responding ...Your Uncle must have pasted on a good vibe with that ole net ....Do you guys mess with mudmotors down there? I raced karts for years and can get some awesome horsepower out of those little motors....I've been wanting to build my own surface drive I don't think it's that hard ...I have a small lathe and think I could build one but I've been really focused on this fishing it's something I really want to do....I keep telling my wife looks like there would be money in selling skipjack and shad ...What part of the country you guys in? I sent a message earlier but don't know if it went threw .Keep those videos coming I'm gaining knowledge ....wish it were I could ask a million questions lol
We're in North Louisiana. Seams all the younger guys run mud motors. I personally hate them. Their very loud, and run a lot of waterfowl off public lands. They have made hunting in our area very tough. I firmly think that public waters should restrict their access more in certain areas of North Louisiana
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Interesting for an ole country boy from Kentucky. I prefer yall keeping it real, I don't think my eyes could handle yall 2 in daisy dukes and a bikini, lol
LoL, me too. Them other two conversations get a little off the edge sometimes 🤣🤷
What twine do you use?
Most of the mesh in our nets are #18 twine. Most are seen in with #18 also, but I like to go up one size sewing them in the hoops when fishing heavy currents like the Ouachita River. Hope this helps!!
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 yep, thank you
Where do get your nets?
Make them myself or one of a few local net builders in North Louisiana. There all custom as per my request!!!
Can u not spray that on ?
Highly doubt it. That tar is far from pure. Might could strain it then spray with a bedliner sprayer, but be more trouble i think and make huge mess
I’m not too far from ya , I live in WM.
That's pretty close!!
Why do you have to dip the nets ?
We dip the nets to treat the thread. It helps to seal in the thread knots once the new nets are made. Also It's Nylon and it will rot, deteriorate, and also receive a lot of wear from the nets rolling around in the current. The tar in the net dip helps protect against all of that
I’m not sure if yellow is his color. I’m thinking he’s more of a turquoise kind of a guy.
Not sure Im prepared for either🤣
Do you sell your fish
No, I use to commercial fish, but now only recreational fish. We do not sell our fish. We do feed several family's besides our own though
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 on those wire nets you fish Are those considered fiddler nets or hoop nets. I'm trying to figure out what tags I need to get for them. I called the arkansas game and fish and the person I talked to didn't know what to tell me since they'd never seen one.
@@yardking9075 you better check legalities in Arkansas. I'm not sure what's legal there as they are stricter on net fishing than Louisiana. I'm in North Louisiana and fish there
@@godscountryhuntingfishing1638 do you ever pet your cheese in pantyhose then in a bait bag. Seems like it would last longer that way.
@@yardking9075 no, it will cake up and get a yucky slime all over it. Once it does that, they quit eating it. It does better when the mesh in the bait bags are big enough for some to drift out. Just use regular bait bags, or none at all in the wire nets
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