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Anyone any good? Bought my first 8ft radius a few weeks ago before we went on vacation. It took a long while to learn to cast it decently, but it is a fine rig for catching some bait fish. I'm not sure of the local laws on using it, but I would think a person could wear out some shad with it.
I have 3 6ft nets, 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" mesh. Having a good pair of sunglasses I've found bait in the middle of the lake. Wish I could keep more than bait.
I have a 5 and a 6, I tried to throw an 8 one time, never figured 2 foot more would be that much harder!
Simple. Grab at top, fold in half and grab in middle with other hand, fan out net three pulls and place in teeth, three more pulls and place between 3rd and 4th toe on right foot. Have partner grab leader line and wrap around wrist, then throw with left foot. Piece of cake. :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by arcountryboy
I knew I was doing something wrong:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Cmj
just throw it like you do a shorter one, but fold in half so you are grabbin 3ft from the lead line.
RCC, if you happen to find a school of shad, you can get enough to fill a cooler up. As far as the law, don't keep the crappie and catfish. Dang the bad luck if you get you about 4 or 5 foot long gar in there! :Rofl
I could never throw the smallest one. I gave up and never tried it again.
RCC. Be sure and post a video. I bet this could be hilarious. DP
This is interesting. So....do you guys catch crappie minnow type bait, or what? Where do you start?
The stuff I learn on here is amazing.
I've only used it in salt water. Caught plenty of bait fish, shrimp, and mullet. At times when the shad get schooled up on top, you could probably get plenty of catfish bait.
Used one all the time for bait when I lived on the coast....... plus a push net to gather grass shrimp. Too old and decrepit for that kind of action now :biggrin. I have seen people filling iced chests with shad using a cast net in the eddys below dams.
PS: 8' is too much net for a 'ginner...... kind of like a rookie rigger starting with 8 poles!:yikes
Just learn how to hold it and anybody can do it. There are lots of videos on you tube showing how to do it. Here's a couple. ( I wasn't kidding about the teeth!!) http://youtu.be/q1dzZyHg2jMQuote:
Originally Posted by cache22
http://youtu.be/ORM2fvMun3s
Watched 10 hunnert videos and none of them seemed to help much. Finally found the video from Calusa and it did the trick. Once I figured out how to balance on one foot and get the net between my toes, I was good to go:Rofl
Second video is how I do it, how I would explain it, and the results are just about the same.:biggrin
Yeah, it wasnt purdy, but it works if you practice it. I picked that one because it was a kid. If he can do it, then theres a good chance that most of us can do it......ok at least half of us.........Quote:
Originally Posted by RCC
you should see the shiner fishermen down on the big o in florida throw one.