Knots and Nets - The Various Types, How to Make them and Practical Uses for them

By Coss Press

This comprehensive guide to knots and nets comprises seventeen detailed chapters by various experts on the subject. It is extensively illustrated with black and white diagrams and drawings. The Art of Angling takes a comprehensive and informative look at the subject, and is a fascinating read for any fishing enthusiast or historian of the sport. Contents Include: Knots; Basic Knots; Turks Head Knots; Stopper Knots; Knots – Gut, Hair, and Gimp; Knotting and Splicing; Knots and Emergency Repairs; Net and How to Use them; Tools and Materials; Calculating Sizes of Nets and Meshes; Making Nets with Various Types of Edges; Nets of Various Shapes; Repairing Nets; Plain Netting; Netting in Square Mesh; Miscellaneous Netting; Circular Netting. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Coss Press
• Release date: Apr 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781473391055