Can someone give me and Skipjack the secret behind throwing these. We suck!
Cast Nets
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, Aug 23 2006 03:51 PM
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Posted 19 September 2006 - 12:38 PM
what size do you have?
also there is a learning curve to it. practice makes perfect.
You can buy a 5' cast net for about $22.00
do a google search there are a few videos available
here is onehttp://www.ausfish.com.au/castnet/
I was taught to put the edge of the net in my mouth to act as a 3rd hand, I know people that did not let go at the right time. with a large 10' net, you loose your balance and fall in the water, or loose teeth.
I still have all my teeth
also there is a learning curve to it. practice makes perfect.
You can buy a 5' cast net for about $22.00
do a google search there are a few videos available
here is onehttp://www.ausfish.com.au/castnet/
I was taught to put the edge of the net in my mouth to act as a 3rd hand, I know people that did not let go at the right time. with a large 10' net, you loose your balance and fall in the water, or loose teeth.
I still have all my teeth
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Posted 19 September 2006 - 06:46 PM
I was taught to put the edge of the net in my mouth to act as a 3rd hand, I know people that did not let go at the right time. with a large 10' net, you loose your balance and fall in the water, or loose teeth.
I still have all my teeth
So, you fell in the water, then
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Posted 25 September 2006 - 12:23 PM
I had picked up one a few years ago and practiced in the backyard before I went to a stream to try it out. The one I had acted more like a gill net and quite a few fish were damaged in the process. Also quite a bit of my collecting is done in small creeks and streams under cover or quite a few underwater snags. I ended up spending most of my time retrieving the net and not many fish. Decided it wasn't worth my time and gave it away.
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Posted 27 September 2006 - 06:24 PM
I bought the video at this link:
http://www.justcastn...p?page=your_own
I previously developed my own throwing style, but the technique on this video is much better, especially with large, heavily weighted nets like I use now. The technique also doesn't involve using your teeth either, which is good in my opinion.
--Dan
http://www.justcastn...p?page=your_own
I previously developed my own throwing style, but the technique on this video is much better, especially with large, heavily weighted nets like I use now. The technique also doesn't involve using your teeth either, which is good in my opinion.
--Dan
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Posted 26 April 2007 - 08:05 PM
I'm going to have to study that video a few times before I go out and try my new cast net again. If anyone was watching me this afternoon they would have been thoroughly entertained 
I need a lot of practice........
I need a lot of practice........
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Posted 26 April 2007 - 10:36 PM
I only use mine at the lakes around here where there is little to snag on. I'm not very good with it and in fact have enver caught a fish, just a dead muskrat. I don't use it often, mine seems like it would damage the fish a lot.
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 08:08 AM
Cast nets are the best way to collect killifish in bays along the Gulf coast in my experience, especially alongy sandy beaches with low snag potential(!). It's like a full-body Frisbee toss, which is easy to say of course.
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 08:11 AM
I used to use cast nets a lot. They work best in creeks and ponds with flat bottoms with nothing to tangle them. A stick or rock will catch and roll all the fish out.
Cast nets are great at catching fast fish like shiners that avoid a regular seine. They are also good for catching larger chub and suckers for shovelhead bait. Small fish do sometimes get stuck in the mesh.
The weights can be dangerous to fishing partners. Back in the late eighties my little brother, Nick, walked up while my friend Frank was swinging one. Nick got a bunch of bruises across his forehead and I had to take him home.
Keith C.
Cast nets are great at catching fast fish like shiners that avoid a regular seine. They are also good for catching larger chub and suckers for shovelhead bait. Small fish do sometimes get stuck in the mesh.
The weights can be dangerous to fishing partners. Back in the late eighties my little brother, Nick, walked up while my friend Frank was swinging one. Nick got a bunch of bruises across his forehead and I had to take him home.
Keith C.
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