Re: NANFA-- seine color (was Chains on seines)

Joshua L Wiegert (jlw_at_dune.net)
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:10:29 -0700 (MST)

Hey Jay

I've found that a brand new white seinejust doesn't work as well as it
will three or four months later, wehn it's become stained.

Joshua.
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Jay DeLong wrote:

> Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 10:01:05 -0800
> From: Jay DeLong <thirdwind_at_att.net>
> Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: NANFA-- seine color (was Chains on seines)
>
> >also spray paint the bottom of the net and shiny chain a primer / black or
> >dark color. this will help to trick the fish as opposed to them shying
> >away from
> >the shiny metal.
>
> Along those same lines, has anyone observed the effectiveness of different
> colored seines or dipnets in different conditions? For example, I've seen
> how a dark green seine reduces capture stress and improves effectiveness in
> dark tannic water conmpared to a white seine.
>
> --
> Jay DeLong
> Olympia, WA
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