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parker23 · 06-22-2007, 12:18 PM

I have been VERY unsuccessful using a casting net. For 2 years I used a cheap one and had success less than 20% of the time. Over this winter I did some research and purchased a Calusa casting net, 1.5#'s of lead/ft. 1" Diameter mesh. I still suck. I am able to throw it and it opens fairly well, however, the most I catch is weed.

I can snag several pogies in the same time it takes me to prep the net, throw, let it sink and retreive it. I would like to have bait that is not wounded from a trebble.

Now I have a $200.00+ net that frustrates me too no end.

06-22-2007, 12:18 PM	#18
parker23 No Trolling allowed iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Kingstown, RI Posts: 414	Casting Net I have been VERY unsuccessful using a casting net. For 2 years I used a cheap one and had success less than 20% of the time. Over this winter I did some research and purchased a Calusa casting net, 1.5#'s of lead/ft. 1" Diameter mesh. I still suck. I am able to throw it and it opens fairly well, however, the most I catch is weed. I can snag several pogies in the same time it takes me to prep the net, throw, let it sink and retreive it. I would like to have bait that is not wounded from a trebble. Now I have a $200.00+ net that frustrates me too no end.
	1 @ 32 Pledge. Our beloved Striped Bass are in trouble AGAIN. I fished through the lean years and don't want to live through another collapse of the stock. 2 fish @ 28" is ridiculous.