Got some soft material about 3 ft long maybe 20 inchs wide. folded it over with the soft side facing in. Sewed it up so it looks like a long tube. Took an embroider hook and sewed one end of the sock to it with fishing line. Left the other end open.
Once the koi were backed up in a corner with the big net, I held the soft sock as close to their head as I could. Holding the open end up. With a small amount of coxing and alot of patience the koi went in head first.
Drop the open end into the container of water, holding the hoop end up the koi side out, head first into the container water. Shut the lid.
Worked great. Helps to have three people helping you at least. I passed off the sock to the person on the top (me being in the pond) she took it to the truck that had the containers. Another person opened the container and the third person held the big net to corner the fish.
We did lower the pond to a few feet deep. Much easier to catch them that way.
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Once the koi were backed up in a corner with the big net, I held the soft sock as close to their head as I could. Holding the open end up. With a small amount of coxing and alot of patience the koi went in head first.
Drop the open end into the container of water, holding the hoop end up the koi side out, head first into the container water. Shut the lid.
Worked great. Helps to have three people helping you at least. I passed off the sock to the person on the top (me being in the pond) she took it to the truck that had the containers. Another person opened the container and the third person held the big net to corner the fish.
We did lower the pond to a few feet deep. Much easier to catch them that way.
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