NEDOC I have had some experience with them. They can be used at least 2 ways. Stationary or pulled. Both kill a lot of fish not just carp. We some times deploy one to get out rough fish or to trap them followed by rotenone.

This method is as follows:

1. Put out the right size net at a good location , for carp where a large shallow water area is constricted on the edge of deeper water.
2. Start at the shore behind the net (shallow side) and with boats and chain or sticks hitting the sides of the boats and the water (noise and vibration) drive the fish toward the net.
3.Follow behind drivers with rotenone poured from boats making a moving line (wave) toward net that will get any stragglers. It will also get other fish not driven out. Step 3 can be skipped if not needed.
4. take the fish out of the gill net and dispose. Repeat in other areas.

Only do an area that you can handle. Don't drive carp toward anyone (keep all people behind the drivers)and no one on deep side of the net during the drive. You need to know how to handle rotenone. It should only be used by someone who understands how to use it. If you do that wrong you could kill the entire pond. Easier to drive big fish than pull a gill net full of them 200 yards.


I think your seine has a mudline roll at the bottom which makes it stay down. That is why you get so much mud. It does help with getting all the fish in a pull though. Ask Bruce about that.