I think I read an article indicating People for the Ethical Treatment of Fish recommend dynamite on hot days. THEN the net......
(gunther ducks)
(gunther ducks)
Collecting trip on Saturday
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I think I read an article indicating People for the Ethical Treatment of Fish recommend dynamite on hot days. THEN the net......
(gunther ducks)
LMAO!!!! Someone notify the Bleeding Heart Fish Police over at Liberal Aquaria Central that someone other than ol' "sly" made a mean and cruel statement against fish!
I have been throwing a cast net since i was about 6 years old, I would get a very small one and practice, in several hours you will get the hang of it.
woot I went fishing today (I don't think its considered collecting though lol)
I brought my minnow trap and put a shrimp in it (the frozen kind that has been defrosted to give it an extreme shrimp smell) but I didn't get anything.
The hook and line didn't get anything either because it took me 2 hours to untangle the line from the minnow trap line (I hooked my own minnow trap lmao)
at first I used shrimp but the people next to me caught some stripers with worms so I switched to worms. When the sun went down, I switched back to the shrimp which are now giving off an extreme stench (lol catfish time!) to catch the catfish in that river.
At the end, I went home at 9:00 (15 mins ago lol) empty handed... I shoulda tried the corn to see if I could get a carp... or used the oatmeal for the trout....
I didn't breing the cast net because:
1. the river was deep
2. I'm on a high ledge
3. the river is also wide so the fish aren't close to shore
4. the bottom isn't even (there are telephone poles down there
5. the bottom is quite dirty (after pulling my minnow trap out, I put my hand into the water and sniffed it... it smelled like metal)
I brought my minnow trap and put a shrimp in it (the frozen kind that has been defrosted to give it an extreme shrimp smell) but I didn't get anything.
The hook and line didn't get anything either because it took me 2 hours to untangle the line from the minnow trap line (I hooked my own minnow trap lmao)
at first I used shrimp but the people next to me caught some stripers with worms so I switched to worms. When the sun went down, I switched back to the shrimp which are now giving off an extreme stench (lol catfish time!) to catch the catfish in that river.
At the end, I went home at 9:00 (15 mins ago lol) empty handed... I shoulda tried the corn to see if I could get a carp... or used the oatmeal for the trout....
I didn't breing the cast net because:
1. the river was deep
2. I'm on a high ledge
3. the river is also wide so the fish aren't close to shore
4. the bottom isn't even (there are telephone poles down there
5. the bottom is quite dirty (after pulling my minnow trap out, I put my hand into the water and sniffed it... it smelled like metal)
I would recommend the cast net before any other way of catching. I love my net, and I catch all kind of things I never seem to catch any other way. I catch lots of bream, a lot of minnows, and I've caught white bass, largemouth bass, channel catfish, turtles and carp. I usually throw the net out over boat landings, where the won't be any rock, limbs, or telephone poles (lol). You can catch fish for a surprisingly long time before they vacate the premises, if the water isn't really clear. I used to use a rod and reel to catch all my aquarium inhabitants, but I've tried to add smaller guys lately, and most of the time what I catch on rod and reel is a little bigger than what I am looking for. I catch lots of little guys with my cast net. I've tried minnow traps, but all I seem to catch are crayfish and these long eel looking salamander things with little tiny feet.
For those out there who do use a throw net, have you noticed any difference in the survival of fish caught with a nylon net versus a monofilament net?
For those out there who do use a throw net, have you noticed any difference in the survival of fish caught with a nylon net versus a monofilament net?
No really.... come to Boston... I'll show you the place where I fish... I can't use certain gear there and plus I don't have dog food. I am fishing on a ledge with a barrier (so people won't fall in)
Ther aren't any boat places nearby so I can't use the cast net.
I will use it when I go to a pond.
The minnow trap I tried for the first time in a river.
I'm asking for advice and I'm not going with what I think best. I am going with what I can and can't do physically because of my surroundings. I really hate it when people can't read.
