Angling, trapping, and cast netting are all fun, but FAR more labor intensive and less efficient than seining...get a 4' x 50 - 100' seine and you can collect more BG in 15 minutes than an entire Summer of the other methods combined [that's hyperbole, but I'll bet not by much]. Boys love pulling seines - the big payoff is collection of various species you can perform WR measurements on so you've got your finger on the pulse of the pond. If you insist on BG, get a seine.


Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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