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NJ Saltwater Fishing Reports and Information => Helping Each Other Out => Topic started by: Eden on February 03, 2009, 03:15:42 PM
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Im looking to pick up a cast net and dont know much about them. Ill be using it strictly for bunker and need some input. Thanks in advance for any advice
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Will you be using it for peanut bunker or adult bunker and where will you be throwing it? Off a boat, dock, beach, etc?
The answers will be useful to determine the size mesh and lenght of net. t^
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adult bunker off a boat
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You have to give some thought as to where and how you plan on using the net. Also,the cost factor and quality of the net should be considered.There is a lot of stuff around at different prices.
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the best of the best.....
http://www.percycastnets.com/index.shtml
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adult bunker off a boat
OK if this is your first net, you may need a year of practicing with a smaller net in the bays from land to get the hang of casting it. If you feel ok with throwing a larger net, buy a 8-12' net with wide (1"+) mesh and prefferably 1.5lbs of led per foot or more.
Here's an expensive but good one... http://skimmeroutdoorscom.easystorecreator.com/items/cast-nets/list.htm (http://skimmeroutdoorscom.easystorecreator.com/items/cast-nets/list.htm)
A bit cheaper selection...
http://www.castnetworld.com/bettscastnets.html (http://www.castnetworld.com/bettscastnets.html)
good luck
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I have one that I bought from http://skimmeroutdoorscom.easystorecreator.com/items/cast-nets/list.htm (http://skimmeroutdoorscom.easystorecreator.com/items/cast-nets/list.htm) I think it is a 12’ and could be the 10’ I will have to check. I purchased it last season and used it once. It is in brand new condition. I paid about 300.00 with the shipping for it.
If you are interested I would be willing to sell it for $200.00 and it does come with the video on how to throw it plus some fishing tips.
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practice, practice, practice
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the best of the best.....
http://www.percycastnets.com/index.shtml
whs Percy will take the time to teach you to throw it.
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HEre is a great video on how to throw a net, it is pretty eady to learn.
as has been said the key is practice.... I mainly throw from a boat, when I started I practiced in the back of my pickup in the driveway......gets you elevated, used to throwing in a smaller space and lifting over a railing TT^
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The youtube videos are very helpfull! t^
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I wonder how effective that would be off the beach. I have seen some years ago guys throwing but in the past 10 years or so I can not remember seeing any at all.
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I wonder how effective that would be off the beach. I have seen some years ago guys throwing but in the past 10 years or so I can not remember seeing any at all.
My father used to cast the net off the beach, only if we could see bait. It was much more successful at low tide or with smaller wave conditions. It was usually a last ditch effort if we had run out of bait and didn't feel like packing up, going to the B&T or Bayside to throw, coming back and setting back up. He always made sure he hit the Bayside to stock up on bait...it didn't always last for our outings, though ;D. He did have a lot of luck throwing into the Inlet from the North Jetty. That was always a pot luck from there!
TT^
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I wonder how effective that would be off the beach. I have seen some years ago guys throwing but in the past 10 years or so I can not remember seeing any at all.
we net mullet all the time from the beach by the thousands
do not buy anything other than a percy they are the best
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I have a calusa casting net . I use it when I to Mississippi fishing for Sea trout of the docks it is a lot of fun . I never was the best at it but I got the fish. I don't waste my time going after the bait down by the hook. I will buy it and when the bunker is in the bay after I drop the boat in I will just go over to the guys and give them a few bucks and get fishing. Good luck with your net , it take a little to get the hang of it. t^
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wow some mod you make why dont you add some input ??? I know why you dont know anything about the subject
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thanks for the info guys. just got off the phone with mr.percy and im penciled in for april. He's doing a seminar at the boat show in edison on feb. 21 at noon if anyone is interested.
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I saw the link above and for me, its a difficult way to throw it. My way is very similar with less steps, but it works for me.. Mind set is.. just pick it up and trow it, don't think about is so much. There were times I could get it to open when i am alone, but stage fright in front of other made me fail. This was in the beginning, so mind set is key.
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don't for get to open you mouth ;D
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Percy will teach you to throw it without using your mouth.
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Percy will teach you to throw it without using your mouth
yeah thats what he was explaining.... i was on the phone with him for a while. He is very nice and seems to really care about his customers
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from my experience, using my mouth makes it easier. Just from my experience only.
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yes it does . That is how a guy down south showed me . I tell you when I get to the boat ramp and dump my boat at the AH I just want to get out there and to pay someone else for the bait is great and you can get it right on the way out .
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I threw my first cast net after Percy showed me how, so I don’t know any other way. What he said made sense. If you put it in your mouth and have jelly fish on it, it won’t be fun.
It works for me, even a smaller net works fine that way.
Now all I have to do is practice
But buying bait also has an advantage. You don’t need someone to drive the boat who doesn’t know how, while you are on the bow.
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yes it does . That is how a guy down south showed me . I tell you when I get to the boat ramp and dump my boat at the AH I just want to get out there and to pay someone else for the bait is great and you can get it right on the way out .
i can hook you up with bunker if you need it. It doesn't take long on most days. Usually 1 throw is 100 bunker. I can't even lift the net over the rail. Sometimes I wish the net doesn't open all the way.. lol
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I learned first on a 8' net. When I got that working, the only thing I do different with the 12' net is grab it twice with hand, everything else is exactly the same, just have to throw it a little harder do to the excess weight.
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t^
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I practiced for 3 days in my yard from a crate with a 12'. I was hurting for days. I tried 4-5 different ways that I watched on the net. I finally got it. No net in the mouth. I believe in jersey a 12 footer is illegle unless you are a commercial fishermen. good luck.
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from my experience, using my mouth makes it easier. Just from my experience only.
nick dont ever use your mouth for nets ,think about what is in the mus that net is landing on all the toxins the weight stir up ever throw ..I went to a seminar by charlie the net maker and he swears he got hep. from using his mouth to throw it .Your dentist will agree,I will show you a fast easy way to throw if you need to learn a new way .. bunker fever hits most of us lol