|
The smallest net shop on the Gulf Coast
|
INNOVATIVE NET SYSTEMS also know as TRAWL AND REPAIR SERVICE is a family operated , limited liability company with 30 years experience in commercial net design, commercial fishing and commercial net fabrication. The fact that this company is so small has added to its ability to produce hard to build and custom made nets that the larger nets shops will not or can not construct.
I.N.S. is located under the giant oak trees on the Coulee [creek] Anselm near the Vermilion River in the French speaking region of Louisiana known as ?ACADIANA?.
I.N.S. is the Gulf and South Atlantic distributor for the NITTO SEIMO KNOTLESS POLYETHYLENE webbing known as K-LESS POLY.
I.N.S. has more experience with this high tech netting than any other shop in North America.
Combine all of this with TRS Auto Cad Net Design Programs and customers have an opportunity to have custom nets designed and built at prices other shops charge for ?off the shelf? generic gear. Our design capabilities far surpass most other shops in North America in this area. This is one reason why the ?smallest net shop on the Coast? has remained in business all these years.
* Our head net designer , Greg Faulkner, is a correspondent and consultant for some of the largest netting companies in North America. You may have seen his column ?From The Gear Shop ? featured in FISH FARMING NEWS MAGAZINE....or one of his articles in either NATIONAL FISHERMAN MAGAZINE , FISHING NEWS INTERNATIONAL,
MARINE PERFORMANCE or PACIFIC FISHING.
|
|
|
|
|
SOME OF OUR PRODUCT LINE
|
NITTO K-LESS POLY WEBBING
This netting is a two strand twisted knotless polyethylene material. It is NOT raschel . K-LESS poly is 20% stronger and d 25% less bulky than knotted webbing. It has smooth, permanently slick texture that enables fish, shrimp and other organisms to slide effortlessly down the webbing.
� K-LESS can withstand years of outdoor use as it is treated with a special U.V. retardant .
� K-LESS comes in a variety of sizes and we can have special sizes built down to the mm for your application.
� K-LESS comes in both standard diamond mesh form as well as square mesh form.
� K-LESS POLY SQUARE MESH was endorsed by the National Marine Fisheries Service technical advisor [ at the 1996 Mississippi Catfish Farmer?s Trade Show ] as one of the best fish handling nettings on the market.
K-LESS poly comes in a square meshed form that allows maximum water flow as well as decreases the chances for gilled fish . This square mesh form of netting h as been tested repeatedly on the Clearwater Aquafarm [a commercial fish farm in Catahoula, Louisiana ] and the results were always the same...better grade of fish, less gilled fish, easier water flow, less bulk to handle.
The square form of K-LESS poly makes one of the most durable fish enclosure pens in the world. Water passes easily through the 97% fully opened meshes and eliminates the need for super reinforced structure.
Our aquaculture square meshed and diamond meshed seines have been used in fish ponds with 10 - 24 inches of muck and sediment. The knotless slick netting sifts through the mud with minimum accumulation.
Fish farmers as well as researchers appreciate the handling capabilities of the K-LESS seines as the smooth , knotless surface allows fish to be harvested without the usual bruises and scale loss of knotted mesh.
In its diamond shaped form, K-LESS makes the fastest , easiest towing TRAWL , SKIMMER or BEAM NET in the world. Pressure waves are reduced by 50% or more as this weightless netting sifts through the water. Spread of net is increased, speed is increased and catch rates are increased as this super fast netting covers more area with less horsepower.
Our trawl nets come in over 400 different designs . They can be fished in 1 meter or 500 meters of water.
Fishermen marvel at the reduction in fuel consumption and ... the fact that these K-LESS poly trawls can be spread with smaller sized trawl doors.
Fish farmers have also been able to utilize our K-LESS poly square mesh in 2 and 4? square mesh to protect fish ponds from birds. Our SAFE HAVEN ANTI BIRD NETTING system can be spread over spans of 66 feet with NO supports. It is the strongest of the square meshed nettings on the market. We can make it in sizes to 4? x 4? square mesh through 12? x 12? x any length. It absorbs no water so it is ideal for large operations. Because of its knotless qualities, it can withstand tremendous winds .
We also sell RETRACTABLE NETS that can be lowered up or down or slid sideways on cables to protect raceways, ponds, nursery areas and fish tanks.
We can also pre-fab nets to block bird egress into hot houses and other buildings.
For less stringent applications we also sell a treated, knotted , square meshed nylon BIRD NETTING that can be built in sections as large as 200? x 200?. All of these nets also come with a rope border and at prices most other companies charge for netting alone. The break test on these nets are 85 lb. Per strand.
In the case of our raschel netting, we use a superior brand of Euro- Raschel Knotless Nylon material that is used in cage construction for ocean pens . It is a tightly woven and well sealed netting. In its square form it too makes an excellent pen, holding cage or seine for small or large fish farms and research projects.
Many of our university researchers use the 9mm x9mm or 12mm x 12mm 36 ply square mesh for catfish, stripers and tilapia fingerlings. The square mesh reduces gilling to nil and the soft knotless texture reduces scale loss or trauma. The square mesh webbing also pulls easier through the water making hand seining possible .
* DO NOT CONFUSE OUR EURO-RASCHEL square mesh with the much weaker ace, delta or heavy delta netting sold from catalog companies. Our netting is equivalent to a #15 nylon 210/36 ply. It far surpasses these other, light weight nettings.
For knotted poly netting applications we have two sources of material. One is a medium grade knotted poly for simple nets that will not be placed under tremendous strain. This green netting will produce consistent results time after time.
When the specs call for a more durable product we switch to our SUPER BLUE high grade knotted poly. This netting has served us well in large seines and trawls that were used in extreme conditions.
TRS utilizes various types of high tech and low tech lines to suit your needs. Twisted polydacron line , 6,8 and 12 strand braided lines, solid core braided and blended specialty rope all make for near perfect net assembly.
We are the only shop utilizing solid rubber ? potatoe rollers? for trawls , beam nets and skimmers. These solid and durable mud rollers allow nets to be used in areas where other gear just tears up and bogs down.
ALL OF OUR POLY NETTING IS UV RETARDENT.
|
|
|
|
