I dropped the net off at Billy Jordan's net company and the diagnosis was not good. A new net was Billy advice. Then Billy's nephew and protege', Butch Woodruff, stepped up to the plate. 
Our net was the smallest net on the whole lot. A typical net for these guys is a commercial 40' with lots of, what they call in the business, volume. Volume is the key to catching the white shrimp variety because white shrimp tend to hang closer to the surface while brown shrimp lay on the bottom. So combing through the largest volume of water catches the largest volume of shrimp. Hence the term volume.
As you may imagine, a net shop has lots of ready made toys for a young kitten. So, Butch did the math to match the mesh size and pattern, then laid into the repair. Two or so hours later he had our little net back together.
Now that we know that the net could be salvaged, it is time to rebuild the damaged door and get back in the water. Taking advantage of this down time, I am dropping the boat off at Libery Marine to let Clyde and Dillard do a little maintenance on our fickle engine.
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