Source for gill nets

Saw the title of your post and said to myself, "What in the world have the Paducah bunch talked Doc into now...now he's a commercial fisherman..."

I can't say that I've thought about gill nets...good idea...

I know that several people down here have used chain link fencing in the rice fields, but those are decoys staying out every day of the season in knee-deep water. The chain link wouldn't work for what you are going to do.

Like others have recommended, Memphis Net & Twine...if they don't know, they can probably send you to the right place, after you get the, "you want to do what?...you're putting out gill nets for ducks?" line of questions...
 
Ok, now I see what your talking about, you don't want gillnetting, it's way too light for that application, especially in the small mesh sizes. Your looking for shrimp webbing, the stuff they make trawls out of, and you might want the poly mesh, as it's green and floats, Nylon sinks.
The shrimp webbing comes in several sizes, the 1/2" you mentioned is 1" stretched mesh, it comes up to 1 7/8" stretched mesh and maybe 2". I know Memphis net and twine carries it, probably any southern net shop should have it too.

I'll stick to putting decoys on a longline, but whatever works for you.
 
Steve,
that is one of the only photos that I have seen of a set of divers that look like a flock on the water looks. There were some old photos of a set up in Pemlico sound way back on the page that had the same look around a sink box set up.

I can imagine a few issues if the tide is moving a lot of stuff around but the look is very attractive to this hunter at least.
 
I have been wanting to do the same thing for a couple spots I hunt out here, but I was never sure I could do it with corkers. Keep us updated on the progress and what net you choose.
 
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