TIP for folks with a non-rubber coated net but want one.

[KokeRook]

Hey Guys and Gals,
I posted a thread about using a product called Plastidip for coating your lead downrigger weights. I had a approx 1/ 3 can left and a thought occurred to me.

Last year when I started this new obsession I had a net with a cloth bag. Of course I ran into the frustration when netting Kokes that the extra sharp Gami drop shot number 2's would get STUCK in the netting material to the barb and keep me out of the water while the bite was ON!.

Well I did upgrade in the off season to a rubber coated Ego S2 slider: dual extension net...can't wait to try it out.

But I remembered that net last year and thought about the "plastidip" rattle can I had and thought....hmmmm.
So I sprayed that cloth net with 3 coats of this stuff...and I'll be darned...it seemed to work very well.

After it dried I tested it by throwing rigs into it..pulling on the leader...etc. to see if it would "catch" into the material.
Of course the hooks went around the mesh...but it did not go into the material...in other words..worked just like a rubber coated net is supposed to.

Now...is it as nice as a commercial rubber coated net...no...But...
I post this for guys who have a nice long handled net with a cloth/nylon material basket, and don't want to buy a new rubber coated net. It is Worth a shot.

Anybody else try this???

 

[dragonfly]

I have never tried it but I have used silicone and coated the net with it but it was clumpy and heavy that spray sounds like it would be the answer as long as it doesn't want to peal off, post some pics, that sound like a great idea thumbsup. dfly

 

[rainORsnow1]

I have never tried it but I have used silicone and coated the net with it but it was clumpy and heavy that spray sounds like it would be the answer as long as it doesn't want to peal off, post some pics, that sound like a great idea thumbsup. dfly

I had the same problem with the silicone on my net that I did last year. It doesn't move through the water well either. But I suppose the rubber nets are not much better.

Kokerook, have you tried the net in water yet? If it's lighter I would be interested in giving it a try on another net.

 

[sawtooth]

Sounds like a great idea, but will be interesting to see what kind of durability it will have. Stuff works great for coating the ridged lead ball, but don't know how long it will last attached to the more flimsy netting material.

 

[SuperD]

The hook will penetrate the thin rubber coating and still get stuck in the threads of the net. Replacement rubber net bags are available in almost all sizes. I simply unthreaded the original bag off the hoop and threaded on the new rubber bag. Not that expensive and done right.

 

[chukardave1]

I sprayed a nylon net with plasticdip a few years back. I really like it. I hate the regular rubber nets as it is very difficult to quickly move it through the water while trying to scoop a thrashing koke. I resprayed my net after two seasons as it was showing some wear and the "plastic" was peeling in some places. We're good for another season or so. I use it with a very long handle extension to reach way out, and again it is much easier to move through the water, especially with decreased leverage that you have when the net is out there 10' dangling in the water. Wouldn't do it any other way now. Will still occasionally get a hook stuck in the netting but it is not that bad.

 

[KokeRook]

The Ego S2 net I bought was NOT the heavy rubber one (They make both) because I did not like how heavy my buddy's net was that did non move in the water. I like the rubber coated on...same diameter as a normal net but prevents the hook from penetrating....this was my issue last year as the point would go into the material.

The pastidip sprayed material did not let the hook go into the material... I tried to get it snagged..did not go for me. I HAVE NOT tried it in water yet...but being the same (slightly larger) diameter of the cloth material...it should flow just fine.

The silicone nets where the webbing is about 1/8" thick is not the "rubber coated" material netting I am referring to. The Ego S2 I purchased is the first "dipped" net I have seen (they also have silicone, heavy also).

I tired this on my old net because I have nothing to lose.

If you want a new net I would suggest buying a commercial one....if you want to try it out before you buy a new one...this is when I would try it.

It takes a few coats...but basically if seems to seal off the openings of the material thus preventing the point from going in.
Is it 100%....of course not....is it worth $6 before you buy an $85 net?....well...that's your choice.

DFLY: guys paint their entire car with this stuff including the exhaust pipe....pretty durable. Google "Plastidip dip your car" and you will see the videos I am speaking of

Here are pics of no spray and with spray. Granted...more coats would cover even more. (I ran out of product...I would have done another coat or 2) Pictures do not do justice to how coated the open threads are.
No spray


with three coats of plastidip


Tight lines.