Cast nets

[Ash]

Hey everyone,

Im looking to buy a cast net soon (for my trip to Moreton Isl!). What is the best size or type of net to buy. or does it depend on where im going to use it. Also what is a good price for a good cast net.

[BIG DAVE 1]

what sorta bait ae you after prawns in particular or a mixed catch? and what price range?

[Ash]

Mixed catch. and price range upto $100.

[BIG DAVE 1]

oh well if thats the case then thats easy, pop to your local amart allsports store. And they have these Jarvis walker ones, No joke there the best allround cast net! they vary in size from 6ft-12ft i use a 9ft adn that works a treat. there like $60 and occasionally they come witha free batery power air pump. Ive caught heaps of fish in my castie.

[Ash]

thanks champ! 9 foot huh? How easy to throw are these things?

[BIG DAVE 1]

well there pretty easy once you have a good technique and a bit of practice and remember practice amkes perfect. once you master the art its somethign u wont forget. Also after casting heaps u will have sore shoulders. but its nothing to worry about

dave

[Terry H]

You can pick up a 10' for abuot $65-70

[Ash]

Is it worth going up to 10 feet? Would it make too much difference?

[ando_04]

hay ash,

cast nets come in maney diffretn sizes and shapes, in the river you should be looking for sometihng abit bigger than ussial some thing 11- 12ft (12ft is the bigest leagal size you can use)

when getting the net you can get good one, now with top pockets and bottom pockets withc i reccomend coz we get prawns.

bottom pockets are for mullet and herring, the top pocket is for prawns when trying to get the prawns they jump out of the water to get aways with get them stuck in the top pocket,

mullet try and scater everywhere and get traped in the bottem pockets as well and herring

ash hoped all my info helped

cheers ando

[Ash]

How much would a good one with those pockets and things cost?

And you reckon a bit bigger aye? about 11or 12f

[ando_04]

i whouldent realy have a clue mayb about $80-100

but yeah i whould rather go with a bigger net.

and also go with a heaveey one as there are strong tides in the river so it will sink faster and keep a good circle

hope that helps

[Ash]

Good point! Thanks Ando

[ando_04]

no probs mate, oh and on friday night where now fishing at were we went last friday

[Ash]

Too easy champ!

[ando_04]

what time you planing on going home mate?

[Ash]

I have the weekend off so i can stay out till when ever. As im not going to get there till just before 8, i'll want to put in some good hours before going home. possibly 12 ish or so!

[Angus]

Yeah mate dont get a small one.

I got a small cast net when i was at straddy as they had no others.

Its pretty useless.

[ando_04]

yeah i agree with angus jsut takes a while longer to lern to thorw a bigger net

[Ash]

Too easy boys! I will look into it for sure! Well i gotto go home now! Just finished work! Another hard day!

[ando_04]

at least you can go on the sit while your working hard

[Chris Dolby]

ando_04 wrote:

at least you can go on the sit while your working hard

And you said troy had bad grammer.

[ando_04]

Chris Dolby wrote:

ando_04 wrote:

at least you can go on the sit while your working hard

And you said troy had bad grammer.

[BIG DAVE 1]

I started witha 6ft net and i think i actually caugt more prawns and fish in that net compared to my bigger one. also Dont go a top pocket for the river theres to much crap and u will damage the net, Atleast witha cheap 9ft no top pocket one if it breaks you can buy a new one very easily.

dave

[Terry H]

I didn't get a top pocket because I thought it was simply a waste of money! If I get prawns in my net, they either stay at the top (caught at the very top) or fall down into the main pockets. If you bring your net up slowly enough, (given that there isn't a raging torrent keeping your net open) then you should still have the prawns.

With regards to size, I have definitely caught more in my 10' than my 8'. With this in mind, I'd recommend a 10'

[BIG DAVE 1]

yeah terry's right, if you bring it in nice and slow u will gewt heaps also the benifites of a cast net with out the top pocket is that all the small prawns get out. thus leaving the good sized bait & good sized eating prawns behind.