Cleaning & Storage
Proper storage
and care of the net will increase the life of the net and will
avoid the net from tarring prematurely. Before I leave the dock
I usually fill a 5 gallon bucket with a cap full of soap and
fresh water (Salt water is OK in a pinch). Once I’m finished
catching bait I will put the whole net and line in in the bucket
until I get back to the dock. Once back at the dock I rinse the
net with fresh water to remove any soap residue, stretch the net
and let it dry. Every 4-5 usages of the net I will substitute
the soap for fabric softener this will give you a much more
pliable net and it smells great.
Storage is the one thing I see
most people do wrong. The key is to have a dry net in storage
and never store a wet net. However there are times when it is
not possible to completely dry a net before storage example;
rainy days, nights, and no time. The one thing that will kill a
net (besides a blue fish) is storing moist net in a
bucket with no holes at the bottom and around the sides. A moist
net will retain some water and it will then start to fill the
very bottom of the bucket. A net left sitting in water and heat
from trapped air will prematurely break down the mono and
shorten the life of the net. The holes in the bucket allow the
moisture to weep out and the air to circulate.
For more help I
can be reached at
Good luck! Charlie Kay
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