I used my Betts Super Pro Deep hole net yesterday and it worked good.
Caught plenty gizzard shad . One cast had a 16 inch 1.7 lb . Gizzard shad a 12 inch white bass and 8 inch Drum. The 50 ft rope in more than. enough.

So in my Non Professional opinion, lol
is the idea of a Taped Net, to allow for the Tape, to act as a Plane, and guide the Net out farther, or keep it open longer... as in this Rough Pic.

Open wider and longer

Taped vs no tape
This should answer all questions.

For those that have trouble learning to throw a net Cast netting
I know how to throw a cast net very well but wanted to brush up on this cold Winter day. At least I feel warmer now.

First throw in 32 feet of water today I threw a taco. Let it sink anyways. When I pulled it up I had about 30 drum from 8" to 3". Had all the bait i need in a bad throw. Unfortunately as soon as we got to our fishing spot the wind picked up to much for my boat and it was coooold.

Good video on the taped net vs non tape. This guy says not to use tapped net if your catching bait which is what we're doing. Yes it stays open longer but falls slower. Is a tapped net only used during winter because shad are slower moving and bunched up as opposed to warm water faster moving bait? I'm cornfussed.

A taped net is all I ever throw all year long, the only time I don�t throw one is if I�m throwing on the bank in very shallow water. I tear more nets in shallow water and it�s not really needed for shallow water. They are not cheap nets if you buy one but for deeper water you will be glad you invested. Just the other day I was catching plenty of bait and there was a guy that I watched throw and throw. When he was in shouting distance I asked him if he was catching any good bait and he said �No! I�ve only caught a couple.� I told him to come where I was and throw so he did and only got a couple here and there. We started talking about nets and he was asking about my taped net. A couple more throws I had plenty of bait for me and him which included some big shad and two big buffalos. He stated that when he got home he was ordering one and that he witnessed first hand what a difference it makes.

I have thought about getting one of these from BPS and buying the gear guide.

If you are meaning gear guard? Brian they don't do that on nets anymore... I think maybe white rock had something to do with that.

That is what I meant.