#eatmorefish !

Phil Lockley shot this short footage to show how monofilament nets look underwater - as you can see it doesn't look much, which is how the fish don't get to see it either! These are very similar to the nest used by netter like the Ajax fishing for hake and white fish.

Just the same as these sole nets, on nets rigged to fish for hake the footrope has lead embedded in the lay of the net, while the head rope, in addition, has small floats at regular intervals. Either end of the net (between 5 and 20,000 feet long) is held on the sea bed with steel anchors weighing around 130lbs.