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

Irate Mormon (archimed_at_netdoor.com)
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:59:05 -0600

I can't say, but I dye all my nets dark brown to match the water. I have no idea if this help or not - I figure it makes the net harder for
the fish to see.

On 7 Nov 2003 at 10:01, Jay DeLong wrote:

> >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.
>
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Prost,

Martin
Jackson, MS

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