Quote Originally Posted by yobuck View Post
The magic touch from what ive seen, is being in the right place and being good with cast net.
Even being not very good can yield some impressive results right from the bank.
I watched a guy who wasent that good at all, catch probably 50 with no more than 6 throws with about an 8’ net which he couldnt get to open up well. Like me, he would have been better off with a smaller net. But he got enough to fill a pretty large Igloo cooler. In the small town of Fellsmere there are 2 baitshops on opposite ends of the town.
The one, called the bait bucket is owned by a very nice hispanic guy who originally came here as a fruit picker.
In addition to selling bait, he makes very nice custom nets. The best size for Tilapia according to him is a 1” mesh.
He told me that he has caught 50 with one throw, so many that he couldnt retreive the net without some help.
Ive also been told including by him, that they will on occaision take a worm while your fishing for bluegills.
I would think probably grass shrimp also.
The one in that video dosent look much like the ones ive seen down this way.
You can catch and keep them from a cast net? Considered an invasive I am assuming?