{"id":47915,"date":"2021-11-18T14:21:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T12:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kariegas-fishing-net-craftsman-20211117-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T08:39:24","slug":"kariegas-fishing-net-craftsman-20211117-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kariegas-fishing-net-craftsman-20211117-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kariega\u2019s fishing net craftsman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is more to a fishing net than just to cast it into the water to catch fish. It can be custom made to use for interior decoration, rope hammocks, swimming pool nets, bakkie or truck nets, sports like tennis, volleyball, and baseball or even for a jungle gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steven Carter a seasoned fisherman, Bosun seaman, rigger, carpenter, electrician, and craftsman was taught traditional weaving techniques at a young age whilst working on deep sea fishing trawlers of which his father Nick Carter was the captain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, spending more time on land than on sea, he has started Steve\u2019s Nets in Kariega, to weave nets for various domestic as well as industrial purposes and he does repair work on nets as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe traditional knot I use is secure and not prone to slipping, which makes it strong and reliable. Therefore, I was awarded a contract to weave five 14 X 18-meter nets for Coega harbour. All nets had to be tested by the South African Bureau of Standards and the quality standard of my nets scored 97% with the closest other service provider scoring sixty-something percent,\u201d said Carter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carter previously also had a contract with Sutherland Transport for the repair work of their nets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_e0ff7f1d\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2630\/d16024f7448c4d7e8ea3187a2ce1a9e0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/74503d8d78c944489b06b652f8dd68ec.jpg\" title=\"Steven Carter shows a fishing net which he has completed.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Steven Carter shows a fishing net which he has completed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Carter is a fisherman at heart. Whilst at school at Cape Recife, he slipped out of the hostel at night, and ran to the harbour to catch a fishing boat only to return at dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had to get back quickly to take a shower before school started as I did not want to smell like fish. Then I would have been caught out,\u201d said Carter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he was, however, caught out, after an accident in which the sharp tooth of a stock fish cut his hand and the following day he had to explain at school how he was injured. As a teenager he also was a familiar face selling stock fish at the corner of the Old Fisheries opposite the former Crown Hotel in Caledon Street. At the age of 22, Carter joined his father\u2019s shipping crew in Durban. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat was the best time of my life. There were so many memorable expeditions. 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So my father taught me the tricks of repairing fishing nets,\u201d said Carter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His experience and skills at sea and technical knowledge contributed to him being deemed the rank of the Bosun, which is the third officer on deck, and he worked for Lusitania Fisheries for seven years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although netting has been part of human history since the spinning of fibre into string more than 50 000 years ago, finding a skilled fishing net craftsman is scarce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>So, if you need a woven net whether for fishing, a hammock, swimming pool or bakkie call Steven Carter on 078 300 9944. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is more to a fishing net than just to cast it into the water to catch fish. 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