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What would you recomend as material for making a seinne to sample for bugs????

Aaron-

Just get roll of window screening material. It can be purchased at a hardware store for perhaps $5-$8.

I use wedding viel material, get it at a craft/fabric shop... they even have pink. More flexable than the window screening. Don't use aluminum screening, loose ends snag clothing, etc. The plastic window screening tends to unravel.

Be careful if you use your wife's wedding veil not to get it dirty.

I like the idea of using something white, as Pete suggests. My seine is made from window screen, but it's black and it can be hard to see insects well on it, particularly subtle color variations. Perhaps I'll make a white one for myself.

More important than the rigidity of the screen is probably how you frame it. I have a very simple design - two upright pieces of trim (probably 1/4" x 1-1/2") that the screen is stapled to. That way, it rolls up like a scroll when not in use and still gives you a way of holding it securely when it's in the current. Make the trim just short enough that you can carry the seine in the back pocket of your vest. Mine's a little longer than I'd like - nice for keeping my hands out of frigid water while seining, but not so easy to take with me on the stream. I keep meaning to take a few inches off it, but I spend too much time on the internet to have the time to do it.

-Shawn

OK, I got fancy, I used 1" dowels, about 3' long

Hey thanks for the suggestions. Tight lines.

Gonzo, who is off skiing for the winter, showed me how to make a small seine with wooden or fiberglass dowels, grey plastic window screen, and duct tape. It works very well and can be rolled up and carried in a vest.

I use 1/4 inch dowels about 10 inches longwith hot melt glue.


JAD

at last! a recipe i have all the ingredients for! thank you JAD