Cast nets 6-3-2007

[BigFishGuide]

Yes 1/2" will gill them. Usa a 1/4" or 3/8". I use a 1/4" for all my shad. Quality of nets do make a differnce. Cheaper nets have alot of memory in them and are hard on the bait fish (knock scales off etc.) I bought a quality net and there is a differnce in the Walmart vs. the expensive brands. More lead on the quality brands which allows the net to sinks faster and the better nets have quality componets.

drc - 6/4/2007 5:20 PM

Hey guy's.... whats up? Thought I'd throw out another question while were on the subject of castnets. Will a net with 1/2in mesh gill the 4-5in threadfins? I went up to SW the other day to buy an 8ft 3/8mesh Betts net, all they had were the 1/2in mesh so I left it there. After I got home I looked up the same net online at BPS and found out there's is about $35 cheaper. SportsmansWarehouse net is 99.99, BPS 65.99... go figureemoScratch
The 8ft 3/8mesh betts at Bps is like 120.00 ... if they had one at SW it would probably cost 150.00 emoEek
Anyone know where to get a 8ft 3/8 net local at a reasonable price?

 

[DHaun]

What radius net do you use BigFishGuide?

 

[drc]

BigFishGuide - 6/6/2007 12:08 PM

Yes 1/2" will gill them. Usa a 1/4" or 3/8". I use a 1/4" for all my shad. Quality of nets do make a differnce. Cheaper nets have alot of memory in them and are hard on the bait fish (knock scales off etc.) I bought a quality net and there is a differnce in the Walmart vs. the expensive brands. More lead on the quality brands which allows the net to sinks faster and the better nets have quality componets.



Thanks BFG, that was the info I needed! I went ahead and ordered a nice 8ft 3/8 mesh net yesterday... hopefully I'll have it by the weekend.

 

[BigFishGuide]

DHaun - 6/6/2007 12:28 PM

What radius net do you use BigFishGuide?

8'-0" rad.