When you buy the 30" or smaller dip net, the sock end is normally threaded shut. Some locals make their nets and give you a quick escape dumping system. This was popular years ago and over the last few years, the tubed sock has been hard to locate.
You can make your own!
I went to Wal-Mart and bought some 80lb monofilament leader, and I bought 100lb crimping sleeves [offshore types found in bait stores]. Yes, it is not fair we have to buy an entire pack of these crimps when we only need 1 - 2 of them.
I took probably 24 inches of mono leader, and weaved it into the netting. This qualifies as one of those pain in the tail things to do. But, within 20 minutes you will be done threading the net. Insert one end of mono on one side of the crimp, and insert the other end of mono in the other side. Crimp closed. You can shorten the leader.
What is the down side to a long leader? When the outgoing tide is strong the sock will wander under your engine, on your ladder etc., and that closed crimped loop of leader will hook around your fishfinder transducer and anything it can. So, you have to guess on how much leader you want. In a perfect world, you want it long enough, so that when you remove the clear tube, you do not have to pull the tube off the leader...but you need enough length to open the sock end. If you make to small of a weaved leader, the sock will not open up very far and you will then have to start over.
The clear tube is larger than 1/4 inch and it is either 1/2" or 5/8 in size. Since your buying the tube by the foot, get a foot of a couple of sizes to be sure.
I have used the "quick escape" on ALL my dip nets as well as my collapsible frame net. When your sweating and working hard, whoever is closest to the shrimp holding bucket tends to be the "dumper", and it takes no time at all doing it this way. It makes dumping the shrimp a no hassle event. When your working in the dark with limited light, the simplest of things can be a chore.
Now, make sure you pull the tube up the dip net far enough where 2 - 3 inches of net is hanging out.
As for frame net, I use the tube system [frame net uses larger tube size than dip net], and I add a cable tie to the end [tube on first, then cable tie on exposed end of net]to ensure the tube does NOT get pushed off with a bowling ball of shrimp bearing down on the end. I pack extra cable ties, and the 4 inch ones are fine to use. Every time I empty the frame net sock, I have to cut way the cable tie I use as a safety device and put on another before deployment.
I have lost my tube ending before, and lost all my frame net harvest. If you snag a catfish, tons of snot weed or have a huge volume of shrimp, the pressure can push the clear tube right off the net. It is a good idea, to carry spare tubing already cut in the event you lose your ending.
Here is my shrimping partner, FISH ON being the hand model:
You can make your own!
I went to Wal-Mart and bought some 80lb monofilament leader, and I bought 100lb crimping sleeves [offshore types found in bait stores]. Yes, it is not fair we have to buy an entire pack of these crimps when we only need 1 - 2 of them.
I took probably 24 inches of mono leader, and weaved it into the netting. This qualifies as one of those pain in the tail things to do. But, within 20 minutes you will be done threading the net. Insert one end of mono on one side of the crimp, and insert the other end of mono in the other side. Crimp closed. You can shorten the leader.
What is the down side to a long leader? When the outgoing tide is strong the sock will wander under your engine, on your ladder etc., and that closed crimped loop of leader will hook around your fishfinder transducer and anything it can. So, you have to guess on how much leader you want. In a perfect world, you want it long enough, so that when you remove the clear tube, you do not have to pull the tube off the leader...but you need enough length to open the sock end. If you make to small of a weaved leader, the sock will not open up very far and you will then have to start over.
The clear tube is larger than 1/4 inch and it is either 1/2" or 5/8 in size. Since your buying the tube by the foot, get a foot of a couple of sizes to be sure.
I have used the "quick escape" on ALL my dip nets as well as my collapsible frame net. When your sweating and working hard, whoever is closest to the shrimp holding bucket tends to be the "dumper", and it takes no time at all doing it this way. It makes dumping the shrimp a no hassle event. When your working in the dark with limited light, the simplest of things can be a chore.
Now, make sure you pull the tube up the dip net far enough where 2 - 3 inches of net is hanging out.
As for frame net, I use the tube system [frame net uses larger tube size than dip net], and I add a cable tie to the end [tube on first, then cable tie on exposed end of net]to ensure the tube does NOT get pushed off with a bowling ball of shrimp bearing down on the end. I pack extra cable ties, and the 4 inch ones are fine to use. Every time I empty the frame net sock, I have to cut way the cable tie I use as a safety device and put on another before deployment.
I have lost my tube ending before, and lost all my frame net harvest. If you snag a catfish, tons of snot weed or have a huge volume of shrimp, the pressure can push the clear tube right off the net. It is a good idea, to carry spare tubing already cut in the event you lose your ending.
Here is my shrimping partner, FISH ON being the hand model:
