Video is a little rough, as is the narrative - but it was cold as heck and I was in a hurry.
Don't know how to post videos on a post, so will just provide the link until I learn. Wanted to relate that a cast net is a great tool for collection/sampling. Casting takes a few tries to master, but there are good online demo videos that provide much more detail step by step than this effort.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
I have netted an 18" SMB and 20" HSB before...they prove difficult to extract. Also, the ubiquitous tadpoles are rather a pain to remove - otherwise it's a great way to sample body conditions of BG and also collect YOY BG for bait.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Pretty cool TJ! Didn't see the net hit the water tho
It really takes some practice to get it right where the net is full spread. It's not as easy as one might think. Anything could mess up a cast, but really fun!
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Cast nets are pretty popular for saltwater guys it seems. I learned how to throw on a video from a guide on a Florida boat netting bait for clients. Use 10' nets, much more complicated...I'll stick with 5' net.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Cast nets are pretty popular for saltwater guys it seems. I learned how to throw on a video from a guide on a Florida boat netting bait for clients. Use 10' nets, much more complicated...I'll stick with 5' net.
The larger the net, the more difficult and a bit more to it. Each takes practice. I've made a mess out of tossing them off the North Pier in Grand Haven, MI, and that perfect cast is quite illusive. 70% is doing quite well, but the Joy is the full spread that hit's the water perfect.
Pretty cool TJ! Didn't see the net hit the water tho
It really takes some practice to get it right where the net is full spread. It's not as easy as one might think. Anything could mess up a cast, but really fun!
Aw, you can hear it hit the water...sorry, best I could do solo.
Learning curve exists - I ate lead weights a few times before I got it down. Grateful they were plastic coated.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
After watching this awesome exhibition, I think we need an entire thread dedicated to demonstrating super cool, outdoor type skill set vids.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
Calusa cast nets has a good video on their website. They also make much better and easier to throw castnets than any walmart special. I have a ten footer for bait, a smaller net with 1 1/2x the weight for mullet, and a shrimping net with webbing sewn in around the perimeter to keep the net open when your in depths > 10. I need to repair my bait net after an unfortunate incident with an oyster bed I thought I was good Enough to miss.
After watching this awesome exhibition, I think we need an entire thread dedicated to demonstrating super cool, outdoor type skill set vids.
It's a 5 foot cast net. Smaller than my Kitchen Table
I don't care if it's the size of my kitchen skillet....it's still better than I could do, and I would love to improve my technique.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
I think cast nets are sized by the radius, not the diameter.
Pretty sure mine is by diameter. I bought mine a long time ago. Probably should dig it out and see if there are any issues from being rolled up and stored for many years.
To this day (25 yrs later), I still remember my rookie-initiation into tossing castnets. I was standing atop the tower of my "bay scooter" (photo below), out in the far reaches of Laguna Madre Bay, while a new client (my guest) observed with speculative concern from the bow of the boat. I was on my third or fouth attempt to throw the castnet (indicating that it was now soaked with saltwater and laden with numerous clumps of sargassum-plants). As I executed an awkward half-spin launch from atop the tower, the net temporarily snagged on the tower-railing - altering the net's trajectory and causing the wet tangled webs of nastiness to land upon and completely engulf my client below. We both froze in stunned silence for several moments: Him, because he was now shrowded by a wet and smelly "ghillie suit", with his drenched cigar dangling (broken) from his mouth - and me, because I thought the creature from boggy creek had snuck aboard my boat. I don't remember too many other details from that fishing excursion, but I never had any further business dealings with that client. Go figure...
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