Commercial Fishing Rope



Novatec Braids Ltd. draws on a long heritage of producing ropes designed for the special rope needs of the North Atlantic and Pacific fisheries. Our floating cork lines and Duraflex lead lines are used as components in a wide variety of commercial fishing nets. We service commercial net designers, manufacturers, and fishing fleets through out the western hemisphere by designing new braided rope constructions to take advantage of ever more versatile yarn developments . Other commercial ropes for specific fisheries include trawl lines, head ropes, purse seine lines, weed lines, and shock or "Bungee" cord for lobster traps.

Products for this application:


Novablue - NOVABLUE™ is our premium double braided polyester rope designed for general marine, industrial, and commercial use where low elongation, high strength, and abrasion resistance are required. US Mil - R - 24677 CDN Mil - 40-GP-16M

Novagold - NOVAGOLD™ is our premium double braided nylon rope designed for general marine, industrial, and commercial use where controlled elongation, high strength, and abrasion resistance are required. US Mil - R - 24050D CDN Mil - 40-GP-16M

Oletec 12 - OLETEC-12™ is a hollow braided 12 strand rope using 100% polyolefin high tenacity co-polymer fiber. It is designed with single or two ply construction depending upon nominal size. The rope also has excellent fall protection lifeline capabilities as it exceeds strength requirements of the ANSI Z 359-07 fall protection standard. Fall protection rope grabs work very effectively with the construction and design of the rope to ensure good activation and response to falls when properly connected. The rope also is relatively light and is very flexible which is beneficial for use aloft and when securing.

Polyspec - POLYSPEC is a double braided rope constructed with a 100% polyester cover and a 100% urethane coated Spectra® core. It is designed for general marine, industrial, and commercial applications. . .

Purse Seine Corkline -

Purse Seine Leadline - PURSE SEINE LEADLINE is constructed with multiple strands of crimped lead alloy within a braided polyester sleeve. The composite core is then over braided with high tenacity, low elongation, white. . .

Spectec 12 - SPECTEC-12™ is a hollow braided 12-strand rope using 100% Spectra® fiber. It is designed with single ply construction up to 11/2" nominal size and two ply in larger diameters.

Trapcord - TRAP CORD is specifically designed for the demands of the lobster and crab fishery. Used for door closures and other components, Novabraid Trap Cord, is available in two cover styles.

Duraflex Leadline - DURAFLEX™ gillnet leadline is designed specifically for the unique demands of the North Atlantic fishery. It is constructed with a crimped lead alloy core extruded over polyester filament.

Norpac Leadline -

Norpac Corkline -

Norpac Gillnet Cork HT -

Bullbraid -

Gill Net Corkline - High Tensile Strength, Low Elongation, Abrasion Resistant, Excellent Grippage, Flexibility.

Polyfoam Floatline - POLYFOAM FLOATLINE is constructed with a closed cell polyfoam core overbraided with UV stabilized alternating green and black strands of high tensile monofilament Polypropylene.

Herring Corkline - Novabraid HERRING CORKLINE is a strong, light weight, floating rope constructed with a parallel stranded core and a braided cover of 100% UV stabilized mono-filament polypropylene.

Tripper Braid -

Three Strand Nylon - Novatec supplies high quality four stage heat set white three strand twisted ropes for marine and industrial applications.

River Leadline - Constructed with a blend of polyester and nylon over our flexible multistrand lead crimp and featuring a white longitudinal hanging line, Novabraid River Lead Line is a break away net ballast line. River Lead line is available in sizes #50 through #110 lbs. per 100 fathom with a 380 lb. break. Sizes #120 through 200 have a 480 lb. break.

Crab Pot Line -

MFP Float Line - Our float line is constructed with UV stabilized multifilament polypropylene yarns in a variety of colors. These ropes can be used in high visibility net or rigging applications where light weight and energy absorption are required.


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