When Did Plastic Nets Start Being Used To Fish in the USA

As early as 1959, synthetic nets were described as “a revolution in modern fishing”. Nigel Legge, skipper of the Razorbill (SS268) in Cadgwith, recalls how he used to make his own willow pots, but stopped the moment that the new plastic pots came out. When did people start fishing with nets? The earliest-known nets were…