Commercial fishing

Net mending needles, pulleys and hand casters for fishing boats

The fishing hardware MM lists beside its floats: nylon and PP pulleys, the well pulley, net mending needles, the hand caster and the Scorpio flashing light.

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MM net mending needles
Net mending needles.

The float range has its own guide. This post covers the rest of the Commercial Fishing page: the hardware a crew wears out and re-orders between seasons.

Pulleys

MM lists a nylon or polypropylene pulley, with bearing or bushing, and a well pulley with a plastic wheel. A bearing runs more freely under load; a bushing is the simpler, cheaper wheel. State which when ordering.

Net mending needles

Net mending needles carry the twine for repairing a torn panel at sea or on the quay. MM lists them in 5″, 6″, 7″ and 10″.

Hand caster

The hand caster is a hand-line fishing reel: a rimmed spool held in the palm, with the line thrown and retrieved by hand. MM lists it under Commercial Fishing, in two series and seven sizes.

Scorpio flashing light

The Scorpio flashing light marks a net end or a buoy at night so it can be found again and avoided by other craft. MM lists it in single-colour and double-colour versions.

Sizes and grades are as listed in MM’s catalogue data. A mixed order of floats and hardware goes on one quote request; the Commercial Fishing page carries the whole range.