> One minor detail - the type of net referred to is generally called a
> "cast net" around here. A "hoop net" is another device entirely. Used
> frequently by commercial fishermen, it is a series of hoops
> connecting by netting to make a sort of tube and placed (stationary)
> on the bottom so that the current flows into the tube, bringing with
> it large catfish, "buffalo", "drums" and other food fish.
>
> A cast net is the type of net used by Jesus' disciples in the Bible
> when instructed, "Cast your net into the sea", although it is doubtful
> that theirs were made of nylon.
The net Bruce is referring to resembles a plankton net more than a
cast net or commercial "hoop net". It functions very differently as
well. Go to Memphis Net & Twine's website and view their "shad
scoop". It is essentially the same net.
Prost,
Martin
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"Cry to it, nuncle. as the cockney did to the eels when she put
'em i' the paste alive; she knapped 'em o' the coxcombs with a
stick, and cried 'Down wantons, down!'"
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