Hands down.... the Siamese Trawl is the most popular, efficient benthic sampling gear for Year 01 specimens that we build or that we have ever seen ! It is the most sought after trawl in the benthic, inland sampling venue. Accept NO substitues or "Knock-Off" nets. We spent years perfecting this design and IT WORKS!
What makes the Siamese Trawl so efficient?
1. The ST-8 comes in a nice, compact, 8' Head Rope size
2. It is built with 1000 denier x Tire Cord Polyester material * Not the cheaper Nylon Delta, Heavy Delta, etc. used by competitors. *
3. The Otter Doors are heavy duty, 24 x12 marine plywood with 1/2" steel runners , bracing and Steel Tie Pads on the rear. The doors are bolted, not nailed. The chains are held in place with Steel chocks, not staples.
4. The mesh is 4mm Raschel mesh with a 3 strand Crossover for added strength.
5. The Leading edges of the Cork line and Lead line are reinforced with Dyneema netting and doubled stitched
6. 3/8" Polydacron lines
7. No 24 Spun nylon Gripps
8. 12 oz. floats
9. 3/16" Bolshline chain Lead Line for superior bottom contact
10. 38mm str. Separator Bag installed in the Cod End to catch larger specimens first
11. 4mm x 1000 denier Secondary Bag to catch and retain smaller specimens down to 3-5mm
12. 36" Trash Zipper installed on top of the trawl at the Cod End to remove large debris . . . its a life saver on boulders, logs, old tires and such.
13. Everything treated in a Latex net coat solution.
The Siamese is our most popular seller and has been used by researchers the world over . . . both fresh and salt water environs.
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