05-10-2003, 11:09 AM
[cool]Hey Fishman, I don't think you will find them at Sportsmans, but both Cabelas and BassPro sell them. I would suggest you go to the internet for some additional background and info. Simply enter "cast nets" in your search engines and you will come up with more sites than you can review in a full day.
Suggestion: Don't buy the smallest and cheapest...nor the biggest and most expensive. An eight footer is within the legal size range and will take less time to master. A six footer will work, but not as well as an eight.
Many of the netmakers have instructional videos...either free with purchase or for a slight additional charge. There are also some you can view on the internet, as Kent suggested.
There is a method and a rhythm involved in effectively casting a net. You have to think "Frisbee". It is a matter of getting the weights around the edges twirling so that the centrifugal force spreads the net and drops it over the fish. On small nets, this is not too difficult. on the big salt water models it involves special folding and holding a section in your mouth and everything. If you ain't coordinated you can look pretty pitiful...all draped up in your net and stuff.
Good Luck.
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Suggestion: Don't buy the smallest and cheapest...nor the biggest and most expensive. An eight footer is within the legal size range and will take less time to master. A six footer will work, but not as well as an eight.
Many of the netmakers have instructional videos...either free with purchase or for a slight additional charge. There are also some you can view on the internet, as Kent suggested.
There is a method and a rhythm involved in effectively casting a net. You have to think "Frisbee". It is a matter of getting the weights around the edges twirling so that the centrifugal force spreads the net and drops it over the fish. On small nets, this is not too difficult. on the big salt water models it involves special folding and holding a section in your mouth and everything. If you ain't coordinated you can look pretty pitiful...all draped up in your net and stuff.
Good Luck.
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