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#5264343 - 09/02/10 10:17 AM Dip Net vs cast net?
Twin Angler Registered: 08/04/10 Posts: 260	I fish surfside jetty often. I plan on buying all the equipment need to night fish surfside jetty. I need a way to catch bait fish. I've never used a cast net before and I dont know if I have the skills to throw one to catch bait. Is it easier to use a dip net? Which one is more productive in catching bait fish?
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#5264458 - 09/02/10 10:51 AM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: Twin]
bill oxner Pro Angler Registered: 05/07/10 Posts: 581 Loc: Ft. Bend county near Fulshear	Get the smallest cast net on the market. You can learn to use it. _________________________
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#5264516 - 09/02/10 11:08 AM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: bill oxner]
Twin Angler Registered: 08/04/10 Posts: 260	So a cast net is better than a dip net?
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#5264529 - 09/02/10 11:12 AM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: Twin]
Twin Angler Registered: 08/04/10 Posts: 260	What size should I get? I'm looking at Betts Old Salt cast net. Its comes in 3-1/2', 4', 5', 6', 7'.
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#5264595 - 09/02/10 11:30 AM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: Twin]
IgotSNAGGED Extreme Angler Registered: 06/29/09 Posts: 2542 Loc: The Colony, TX	If you want to catch bait with a dipnet, then there better be schools of a 100,000 mullets right off the bank for you to catch 1 or 2 at a time. It's not easy. I'd go with a castnet and learn to use one. Just practice in your yard a few times. It doesn't take long to get the hang of it. I'd go with a 4'radius for my first net, and then eventually work your way up. _________________________ Click here to view my Profile
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#5265000 - 09/02/10 01:38 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: IgotSNAGGED]
Twin Angler Registered: 08/04/10 Posts: 260	Guess ill learn how to use a cast net then. Which bucket is better for keep the live mullet/bait in? Edited by Twin (09/02/10 01:39 PM)
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#5265002 - 09/02/10 01:39 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: IgotSNAGGED]
davo Pro Angler Registered: 03/23/05 Posts: 997 Loc: Kerrpatch	I agree with the 4 ft net for what you are planning. A smaller net is cheaper for one thing and you can throw it farther if bait is further out from the rocks. You can catch all the bait you need with that size. Go on youtube. Everybody and their dog has put up their way of casting a cast net. The simpler methods mainly rely on centrifugal force to twirl the net and will work better with a smaller size net.
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#5265071 - 09/02/10 02:03 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: davo]
LandPirate TFF Team Angler Registered: 04/13/09 Posts: 4842 Loc: Buda/Port A	Cast net (4ft) and minnow bucket. Get a piece of rope to tie to the handle to keep it from floating away and so you can retrieve it. _________________________ Mike Buda/Port Aransas, TX
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#5265734 - 09/02/10 05:02 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: LandPirate]
Twin Angler Registered: 08/04/10 Posts: 260	How do you keep the live shrimp alive? I bought 2 quarts of live shrimp. I had them in a 5gallon bucket and used the square pump from the Cool Bubble kit. Half of my shrimp were dead.
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#5265791 - 09/02/10 05:17 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: Twin]
davo Pro Angler Registered: 03/23/05 Posts: 997 Loc: Kerrpatch	Too much shrimp. One quart per 5 gal bucket is the most we put in.
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#5266543 - 09/02/10 08:55 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: davo]
steveiam Extreme Angler Registered: 09/19/09 Posts: 2154 Loc: Red Oak, Tx. (North Texas)	Originally Posted By: davo I agree with the 4 ft net for what you are planning. A smaller net is cheaper for one thing and you can throw it farther if bait is further out from the rocks. You can catch all the bait you need with that size. Go on youtube. Everybody and their dog has put up their way of casting a cast net. The simpler methods mainly rely on centrifugal force to twirl the net and will work better with a smaller size net. +1 I bought my first cast net a month ago (5ft) I tried throwing it with out youtube first and kept throwing taco's. Watched several different methods on Youtube and practiced in the yard and caught my first shad this past weekend. it was very fulfilling to catch your own bait. Good Luck! _________________________ Formerly bbop1111- (and still not really sure why)
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#5266766 - 09/02/10 09:42 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: steveiam]
snmcc Extreme Angler Registered: 06/07/08 Posts: 2749 Loc: Abilene	I like a 5 footer. Easy to throw. _________________________ 96 171DC 135HP
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#5267415 - 09/03/10 07:20 AM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: snmcc]
bill oxner Pro Angler Registered: 05/07/10 Posts: 581 Loc: Ft. Bend county near Fulshear	Originally Posted By: snmcc I like a 5 footer. Easy to throw. Not for me!!!! They look like a taco wen I throw them. _________________________
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#5269668 - 09/03/10 06:24 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: bill oxner]
Fishing Frenzy Outdoorsman Registered: 09/02/10 Posts: 100 Loc: Houston, TX	My dad tried the castnet and also does the taco. If you want to learn how to throw a big net try the youtube vid below. Thats how I throw it and its good. I have never tried to catch bait around jetty since theres a chance my net would get rip from the rocks and shells. I usually catch my bait at 332 and County rd/Level rd. You usally see cars on both side. I always go on the left. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOUkj2h2LjI Edited by Fishing Frenzy (09/03/10 06:25 PM) _________________________
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#5269724 - 09/03/10 06:42 PM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: Fishing Frenzy]
davo Pro Angler Registered: 03/23/05 Posts: 997 Loc: Kerrpatch	An easy way to cast net for a smaller net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E960ShGDQc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTtGWcpf88g&NR=1&feature=fvwp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGyCBankKs
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#5286330 - 09/09/10 12:58 AM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: davo]
Redchaser14 Outdoorsman Registered: 11/08/08 Posts: 87 Loc: Lake Jackson	MY old man never let me throw anything smaller than a 6' I just had to keep practicing. Cousin Throws a 10'handmade no bs.
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#5286819 - 09/09/10 08:48 AM Re: Dip Net vs cast net? [Re: Redchaser14]
Eric Starr Extreme Angler Registered: 06/19/09 Posts: 1115 Loc: Saginaw, Texas	This is the easiest way i know how to throw one and you can learn it very quick http://www.calusa.com/howtothrow.cfm and also i have found it to be easier to throw a large net than to try to learn with one of those samll nets. Edited by ESTARR (09/09/10 08:49 AM) _________________________ Lake Worth Cats 40lbs . 35lbs 28 lbs Eric Starr
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