We would like to thank you for purchasing our “Perfect Circle Net Thrower” (Hereby abbreviated as the P.C.N.T.). Almost four years of development, optimization, and refinement went into the creation of this innovative device. We hope that you enjoy using it as much as we have enjoyed inventing and producing it for you. Before you begin............DO NOT ASSEMBLE THE P.C.N.T. UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS. WE RECOMMEND READING THE ASSEMBLY SECTION FROM BEGINNING TO END BEFORE STARTING!!! SNAPPING PIECES TOGETHER IN THE WRONG SEQUENCE WILL PREVENT THE P.C.N.T. FROM BEING ASSEMBLED TO YOUR NET, AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY. If you have purchased a P.C.N.T. with the intentions of attaching it to an older existing cast net, let me first ask you a few questions............ 1. Is your existing net worn with cuts, tears, and with rough, broken or missing brail lines? 2. Is your existing net less than six feet in radius? 3. Is your existing net an “entry level” net purchased from a local discount or department store? 4. When you hang your net by the rope or swivel, do the top peaks of the weighted rope (weighted line / brail line knot junction) hang at different levels? (More than one inch difference) If one or more of the above answers are “yes”, then we would HIGHLY recommend that you consider purchasing a new “quality” net. Mounting a P.C.N.T. on a small, worn, and inferior net will give you less than superior results and will have a negative effect on the potential of our product. If you choose to purchase a new net we also recommend that you purchase a “high quality” net. The “entry” level nets have fewer weights (½ pound per radius foot), throw poorly, and sink slowly, which means that most of your catch will scurry out of the way before the net sinks. The netting material that is found on these entry nets also has more memory. Netting material with a high degree of memory will not only deploy in a much smaller circle, but once reaching that inferior diameter, it will immediately spring back to an even smaller diameter. The higher quality nets will open bigger, stay bigger, and sink faster. Also look for a net with 1 to 1 ½ pounds of weight per radius foot.

The third recommendation is that you purchase a larger net in the six, seven, or even eight foot range. (Make sure that the size is legal in your state.) It makes no sense to put a P.C.N.T. disc on a small three, four or five foot net, when you could mount it on a larger net and catch all the bait you need in a fraction of the time or effort. It is NOT recommended that the P.C.N.T. be mounted on nets OVER eight feet in radius. If you haven’t already done so please visit our web site at: www.PerfectCircleNetThrower.com and check out our links to some of the many cast net manufacturers. Also read the Q&A tab on our site. You will find some valuable information concerning cast net selection. LET’S BEGIN……. Inventory your package. It should contain: (1) Instruction sheet. (4) Outer quarter sections with spokes. (1) Inner circle. (1) Forked assembly tool attached to one end of a quarter section. (Please leave this tool attached to one end of any outer ring. It will help remind you not to make the final connection until later in the assembly process). (1) Storage bag. (These 22X27 inch bags are complimentary and are not under warranty.) The materials that you will need: One QUALITY cast net 5- 8 feet. (Preferably new or gently used.) One felt tip permanent marker. One friend. What you won’t need: Distractions of any nature….. Telephones, pagers, dogs, kids, etc. You will need to concentrate for about 10 minutes.

Grab your new net at the swivel and count the number of brail lines. Most nets will have an

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even number of brail lines, typically 12, 16, 18, 20, 24, or 36. REMEMBER THAT COUNT!! Determine if you will be throwing the P.C.N.T. left or right handed. If you bat or throw a ball right handed, then you will probably follow the right handed procedure. For reference, all of the throwing pictures on our web site and in this instruction sheet show right handed throwing.

Look at the outer rim of the P.C.N.T. at the junction points. One side will have an “L” for left handed. The other side will have an “R” for right handed.

Lay the four quarter panels on a table and form them into a broken circle with your throwing preference facing up. (If you are right handed, the “R’s” should be facing up). Make sure that the spokes all curve in the same direction.

At the junction of the first two pieces, lay each flat section over the other and start the smaller tips into their matching holes on the other piece. Firmly grasp ONLY the outer rings. (DO NOT SQUEEZE THE SPOKES OR USE THEM FOR LEVERAGE!!!! THEY COULD BREAK!!) While pressing the two flat sections together, FIRMLY press the two pieces towards each other until they lock into place. Make sure that the spokes all curve in the same direction, and repeat the previous process and attach the third section to the other two. Repeat by attaching the fourth section to the other three. DO NOT SNAP THE P.C.N.T. INTO A COMPLETE CIRCLE AT THIS TIME!!! THE FINAL CONNECTION WILL BE DONE LATER.

The P.C.N.T. will now be an open circle with the “R’s” or “L’s” facing upward. (“R” is shown in the picture) Look at the following chart and locate the column that corresponds to the total number of brail lines on your net. As you can see by the chart, if you have 12 brail lines on your net, you would put one brail line in every other spoke opening. If your

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net has 16 brail lines, you would put one brail line in the first opening, one in the second opening and skip the third… and repeat. The darkened portion of the chart shows the repetitive marking pattern around the outside of the rim.

Total brail line count on net 12 16 18 20 24 30 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

2 0 1 1 1 1 1

3 1 0 1 1 1 1

4 0 1 0 1 1 2

5 1 1 1 1 1 1

6 0 0 1 0 1 1

7 1 1 1 1 1 1

8 0 1 0 1 1 2

9 1 0 1 1 1 1

10 0 1 1 1 1 1

11 1 1 1 1 1 1

12 0 0 0 0 1 2

13 1 1 1 1 1 1

14 0 1 1 1 1 1

15 1 0 1 1 1 1

16 0 1 0 1 1 2

17 1 1 1 1 1 1

18 0 0 1 0 1 1

19 1 1 1 1 1 1

20 0 1 0 1 1 2

21 1 0 1 1 1 1

22 0 1 1 1 1 1

23 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Starting at the opening of the outer ring, mark on the top of the outer ring of the P.C.N.T. (in the area between the spokes), to indicate which opening will contain a brail line. (The marking for sixteen brail lines is shown in photo.)

If the opening will have two brail lines, make two marks in that space. Look at your marks a second time and make sure that they are evenly spaced and distributed. Also make sure that you have made the marks on the correct (R or L) side. Find a wide open, obstacle free area such as a yard, garage, driveway, or large room. With the help of your friend, take your net, and lay it upside down (the brail lines will be on top of the net mesh). Work your way around the weighted line and stretch the net into a full circle. Place the center ring on your wrist or in your pocket or waist band. You will need it in a moment.

You (alone) should walk BETWEEN two adjacent brail lines all of the way to the center of the net, bend down and gather together ALL of the Brail lines at the point were they come up through the plastic center horn. Place your feet on the net on either side of the plastic horn. Taking care that you are not standing on any brail lines, SLOWLY lift the brail lines until your hand is about waist high. (Note: The net diameter will shrink as you lift up on the brail lines.) ALL of the brail lines should now come up through the plastic center horn, up through your closed fist, and then fan outward and downward to the outer circle of the weighted line. The plastic horn should be about one or two feet below the fist holding the brail lines. If not, push the horn downward until there is at least one foot of space between the bottom of your fist and the plastic horn.

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Your helper should now hold the P.C.N.T. and stand facing you on the opposite side of the net. Have him carefully step BETWEEN the brail lines and shuffle towards you (and the center of the net) being careful not to step on the brail lines. Your helper should now remove the assembly fork from the end of the outer ring and place it in his teeth or pocket. He should then rotate the P.C.N.T. vertically (on edge) and slide it BETWEEN and UNDER two adjacent brail lines. Once the P.C.N.T. is underneath the fanned out brail lines, he should turn the P.C.N.T. horizontally (flat), MAKING SURE THAT THE MARKINGS ARE FACING UPWARDS. Then he should gently open up the P.C.N.T. at the remaining junction, and guide ALL of the brail lines beneath your fist into the center portion of the P.C.N.T. VERIFY THAT ALL OF THE BRAIL LINES COME UP THROUGH THE CENTER HORN OF THE NET AND ARE POSITIONED IN THE CENTER PORTION OF THE P.C.N.T., AND THAT ALL OF THE FANNED OUT LINES GOING TO THE LEAD WEIGHTS ARE OVER AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE OUTER P.C.N.T. RING. ALSO VERIFY THAT THE P.C.N.T. IS POSITIONED WITH THE PROPER “R” OR “L” FACING UPWARDS. IF NOT, BACK THE P.C.N.T. OUT, TURN IT OVER, AND REINSERT IT. Your helper should now complete the P.C.N.T. into a circle by pressing the two remaining outer ring ends together until they snap into place. DO NOT USE THE SPOKES FOR LEVERAGE! ONLY GRASP THE OUTER RIM.

You (or your helper) should now hold the P.C.N.T. horizontally by the outer rim and raise it up until it contacts the fanned out brail lines. You may now release all of the brail lines and assist your helper in holding up the P.C.N.T. ring. (Keeping an upwards tension on the brail lines makes assembly easier.) Identify any single brail line, and move it along the outer rim of the P.C.N.T. until it is positioned over one of the marked spoke openings. Starting at the P.C.N.T. rim, grasp the line with your thumb and index finger (or use the assembly tool) and push the brail line down into the opening and slide your fingers (or tool) towards the center of the P.C.N.T. until the brail line drops into the proper spoke opening. Look outward at the weighted lead line and locate the next adjacent brail line (either clockwise or counter clockwise). Position that brail line over the next marked opening on the rim, and follow the same procedure to push it down into the next marked opening. Note: It might be necessary to move one or more brail lines out of the way (CW or CCW) in order to achieve the proper sequencing. When finished, all of the Braille lines should come up from the center horn, up and over the edge of the outer rim in each of their marked slots, and down to the weighted lead line on the circumference of your net. Double check your work and reposition any lines that are in the wrong openings or are out of sequence around the edge of the net.

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With the P.C.N.T. still being held up and holding pressure against the brail lines, take the center ring and position it in the center of the P.C.N.T. with the name downwards, and the TWO RIBS FACING UPWARDS. Insert ALL of the spoke tips LOOSLEY into the center ring (about 1/8 inch). Make sure that the spokes are in the proper order. Double check your work!! Remove spokes and reposition any lines that are in the wrong openings or are out of sequence around the edge.

Press the assembly fork down onto the first spoke. Place your index and middle fingers on the tines of the fork and your thumb in the inside of the ring. Slowly and firmly squeeze the spoke until it pops into place. Move the tool to the next spoke in sequence, and repeat the process. Continue to press all of the spokes into place.

Look down into the space between the two ribs on the center ring and visually verify that all of the spokes have been inserted COMPLETELY into the center ring. Set the ring down on the ground and you and your helper slowly back up and step off of the net. Don’t trip!! Using your helper’s assistance, grasp the weighted line from one end, and lift it up and turn it over (with the brail lines down)

You are done!! Let’s go try our first throw…..

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