08-15-2011, 08:43 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Yeah, I reckernized that jighead in your pic post. I done cotched a few fishies on that there one my own self.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]All cast nets must be carefully prepared before each throw. As I empty the net from my previous throw, I set the weights down inside the holding bucket and then slowly pull the net out starting at one place and then feeding it out in order...being careful to untangle any glitches as I go. Then, before throwing again I hold it up and swing it a bit to further straighten it out and make sure all of the running lines are free sliding. Leaving any sticks in the net...or any tangled lines...only insures that your next throw lands in a big tangle instead of a nice circle. It's tough enough as it is.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The method of throwing shown in the pictures works fine for a 10' net. You need to hold part of the net in your mouth and/or over your shoulder only when using the big salt water nets. And you are right. I wouldn't want to risk slurping up some alien life forms by holding a net in my mouth. I know what the fish do in that water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The best sources I know of for minnows up there...carp and chubs...are the bird refuges. Both have large populations. But getting them is a matter of timing and permissions. Sometimes you have to be able to get into canals and drain ditches that are not open to public access. And for much of the year the water is too high and murky to be able to see the minnows even when they are thick.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Don't discount carp minnows. I love to get them when I can. They work great on all species and the predators feed heavily on them whenever they are around. I have actually done better on carp minnows...side by side...against chubs.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since this year is a wacko year for weather...and spawning...the carp fry are all sizes...from tiny to almost too big for bait. That's the way it was a couple of years ago when the carp minnows flooded the shoreline out at Grantsville Reservoir.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][url "http://www.cabelas.com/product/Fitec-Pro-Select-1434-Mesh-Casting-Net/738022.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3DCast%2BNets%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts%26x%3D19%26y%3D9&Ntt=Cast+Nets&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products"]FITEC CAST NET[/url] This is the Cabelas link to the cast net I use...in the 10' model. They are more expensive now (what isn't?). But it is easy to justify the extra expense. More lead weights equals better controlled throws and faster sinking. The 1/4" mesh helps harvest lots of 1 1/5" to 3" minnows. These are perfect for lots of situations and are tough to capture with the larger 3/8" mesh nets.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]All cast nets must be carefully prepared before each throw. As I empty the net from my previous throw, I set the weights down inside the holding bucket and then slowly pull the net out starting at one place and then feeding it out in order...being careful to untangle any glitches as I go. Then, before throwing again I hold it up and swing it a bit to further straighten it out and make sure all of the running lines are free sliding. Leaving any sticks in the net...or any tangled lines...only insures that your next throw lands in a big tangle instead of a nice circle. It's tough enough as it is.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The method of throwing shown in the pictures works fine for a 10' net. You need to hold part of the net in your mouth and/or over your shoulder only when using the big salt water nets. And you are right. I wouldn't want to risk slurping up some alien life forms by holding a net in my mouth. I know what the fish do in that water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The best sources I know of for minnows up there...carp and chubs...are the bird refuges. Both have large populations. But getting them is a matter of timing and permissions. Sometimes you have to be able to get into canals and drain ditches that are not open to public access. And for much of the year the water is too high and murky to be able to see the minnows even when they are thick.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Don't discount carp minnows. I love to get them when I can. They work great on all species and the predators feed heavily on them whenever they are around. I have actually done better on carp minnows...side by side...against chubs.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Since this year is a wacko year for weather...and spawning...the carp fry are all sizes...from tiny to almost too big for bait. That's the way it was a couple of years ago when the carp minnows flooded the shoreline out at Grantsville Reservoir.[/#0000ff]
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