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Location: Chickamauga, GA
(68.60.4.72) | Who can show me hot to use a cast net and get some bait? I am wanting to try some kitty cat fishing and need some bait fish. I watched several (it's so easy) videos on youtube, but my castnet skills are no good. I did catch my rod holders and partner tho!! 
SO whos up for it?
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Brannon(Skeeter)Breeden
Reelco Fishing Reel Repair
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Senile Old Fart
Posts: 6176
Location: Cleveland, TN
(24.151.195.136) | What size net are you throwing? Makes a difference what technique you might want to use. Also, I FINALLY realized that you need to make a smooth, easy throw and it works sooooo much better than trying to sling it out. And PRACTICE in the back yard until you can throw a circle (sort of). Learning on the water will wear your butt out!
Here are a couple of methods:
I use this method with nets 6' radius or larger: http://www.calusa.com/
notice how easy he "floats" the net out - no hard effort, just a toss - not a "throw"
or here is another site: http://www.castnetworld.com/cast-net-throwing.html
By the way, I still occasionally catch my rod holders or fall out of the boat................ 
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Location: Chickamauga, GA
(68.60.4.72) | Eric, I think its a 10' or a 12' net, but when I get it wrapped around me it turns into a 340' net. I had to wear it to work one day cause I couldnt find a way out of it. 
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Brannon(Skeeter)Breeden
Reelco Fishing Reel Repair
www.reelcoreelrepair.com
96 Javelin 400SE
Perry built Johnson Venom 200 Modified
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Posts: 426
Location: murray ga
(98.18.175.6) | Wow a 10ft net has a radius of 20 feet. U prob have a 6 ft. Practice practice practice. I learned in my yard. Just be smooth like Eric says
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Senile Old Fart
Posts: 6176
Location: Cleveland, TN
(24.151.195.136) | I use both an 8' and a 10' radius, different mesh sizes. They are HEAVY, too (15 lbs - about like throwing a bowling ball sidearm). Took me an embarrassing amount of time to get it (sometimes) right. Lots of satisfaction in a pretty throw and a bunch of shad though!! Like I said, I learned the method from the Calusa website. BTW, 10' radius (20 ft diameter), also called a 10' tall net, is the legal max here in Tennessee. I don't know about other states.
If we ever can manage to meet, I'll be glad to teach you what little I know. Shouldn't take long, even if I repeat myself.......................
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(67.167.171.245) | Heck with bait right now. You got 2 1/2 to 3 months of great Noodling!
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Location: chickamauga ga
(174.252.187.195) | Brannon from reading these post it seems being smooth could be your biggest problem. You may youtube Keith Stone and learn smoothness from the smoothest!
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Location: Chickamauga, Ga
(174.252.144.92) | Thanks G Bomber for noticing my pure smoothness. I can help you man. I don't throw them in the traditional way. I like to lasso my baitfish then flip them in the live well. You bring the jerky and Keith Stone will show you the way.  |
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Location: Cleveland, TN
(209.235.173.98) | Having the skill-set to throw a net is a great advantage on those days you want to put fish in the boat and just have a ball catching fish. Taking family and kids using live bait is a sure-fire way to make it a great experience on the water, and that's what its all about.
I learned from the Old Coot how to throw the big nets up to 10', small nets are a totally different animal and can be learned very quickly. I would suggest that you buy the very best quality you can afford, cheap nets are harder to throw and the netting is stiff and gets brittle. I use and Ego brand made in Atlanta, or at least sold in Atlanta, LOL. Cheaper than Calusa, but seems to be as good of quality.
Like Ericm mentioned, a perfect throw and a net full of wiggling shad makes you smile like nothing else.
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Location: Chattanooga, TN
(66.18.47.194) | The first link that EricM posted is probably the easiest was to throw a large net. I would generally use a 6' or 8' foot Walmart special around the dam becuse they get snagged easy near the rocks, but have used that method on a 15' net down in the Gulf as well.
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Expert
Posts: 4912
Location: Hixson
(76.123.116.159) | practice practice practice. until i spent a couple hours throwing a net in the yard i just couldnt get it down pat.
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Posts: 1668
Location: Calhoun, Ga
(67.142.130.11) | I know you posted about cast nets but the best bait for cats "IMHO, sorry Richard" is Skipjack and you can catch them below the dam with a carolina rigged Foly Spoon on rod and reel, throw them in a ziplock and freeze them and you are set for bait...also i really like live bream for night fishing during the summer...
Good luck..
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Edited by puddle jumper 5/8/2012 1:48 PM
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Posts: 1765
Location: Chickamauga, GA
(68.60.4.72) | Thanks for all the tips so far guys. I have 3 nets all diffrent sizes I belive. I took the laptop outside earlier and watched the video and practiced ALOT! But one good thing came out of it. I found a more practicle use for it. Cut them up and have hundreds of Carolina rig weights!!! 
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Brannon(Skeeter)Breeden
Reelco Fishing Reel Repair
www.reelcoreelrepair.com
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