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Y’all throw nets at the beach? #3662533 05/01/22 06:48 PM 05/01/22 06:48 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11,651 Longwood, FL J jlbuc10 OP Booner
jlbuc10 OP Booner J Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11,651 Longwood, FL	It’s one of my favorite things to do! The kids love it and it entertains me instead of sitting in a chair all weekend. Dig a hole and throw your catch in it. It attracts lots of folks and makes for great people watching. Common catches are pompano, whiting, mullet. Occasionally I get cigar minnows, green backs/white bait/ thread fin herring, and any other fish that are in the surf. I’m pretty damn good with a cast net not to brag but if I can see it I can catch it. I’ve even caught eagle rays! Anybody else throw nets at the beach?

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662535 05/01/22 06:51 PM 05/01/22 06:51 PM
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 3,287 Hartselle, AL N NWALJM 10 point
NWALJM 10 point N Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 3,287 Hartselle, AL	Great idea actually. I’ve never done it, but have a 6 ft cast bet I may need to pack. We go Memorial Day weekend

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662538 05/01/22 06:59 PM 05/01/22 06:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,690 Henry county coldtrail 12 point
coldtrail 12 point Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,690 Henry county	Originally Posted by jlbuc10 It’s one of my favorite things to do! The kids love it and it entertains me instead of sitting in a chair all weekend. Dig a hole and throw your catch in it. It attracts lots of folks and makes for great people watching. Common catches are pompano, whiting, mullet. Occasionally I get cigar minnows, green backs/white bait/ thread fin herring, and any other fish that are in the surf. I’m pretty damn good with a cast net not to brag but if I can see it I can catch it. I’ve even caught eagle rays! Anybody else throw nets at the beach? What size do you throw? "And the days that I keep my gratitude Higher than my expectations Well, I have really good days" Ray Wylie Hubbard

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662550 05/01/22 07:10 PM 05/01/22 07:10 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,551 Lower Alabama Andalusia 10 point
Andalusia 10 point Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,551 Lower Alabama	I tend to cast a net over a beach volleyball game but they don't stay in a hole in the sand for long! "If you are the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room" "How you do Anything, is how you do Everything" "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662567 05/01/22 07:25 PM 05/01/22 07:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 13,889 Mobile, AL S SouthBamaSlayer Gary's Fluffer
SouthBamaSlayer Gary's Fluffer S Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 13,889 Mobile, AL	I throw them to catch bait when I fish every other weekend if that counts lol.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662593 05/01/22 07:43 PM 05/01/22 07:43 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 5,034 Gurley, Alabama S Standbanger 12 point
Standbanger 12 point S Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 5,034 Gurley, Alabama	There was a fellow on here a friend of TChunter I am not sure of his handle but he claimed he could throw a 12ft cast net from the prone position.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662596 05/01/22 07:47 PM 05/01/22 07:47 PM
Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 12,001 34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"... gman Booner
gman Booner Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 12,001 34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"...	Not done the cast net, but love it when live sea weed is washing onto the beach. All sorts of critters in it and same same about drawing people and watching. The harder I practice, the luckier I get.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662606 05/01/22 07:56 PM 05/01/22 07:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 2,643 Florida P Peach 10 point
Peach 10 point P Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 2,643 Florida	I’ve been doing it for about fifty years! I don’t wade and throw anymore. I mostly throw off of piers, bridges, sea walls and out of a boat.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: coldtrail] #3662775 05/02/22 06:20 AM 05/02/22 06:20 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11,651 Longwood, FL J jlbuc10 OP Booner
jlbuc10 OP Booner J Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11,651 Longwood, FL	Originally Posted by coldtrail Originally Posted by jlbuc10 It’s one of my favorite things to do! The kids love it and it entertains me instead of sitting in a chair all weekend. Dig a hole and throw your catch in it. It attracts lots of folks and makes for great people watching. Common catches are pompano, whiting, mullet. Occasionally I get cigar minnows, green backs/white bait/ thread fin herring, and any other fish that are in the surf. I’m pretty damn good with a cast net not to brag but if I can see it I can catch it. I’ve even caught eagle rays! Anybody else throw nets at the beach? What size do you throw? I throw an 8ft net with 1/2” mesh.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662777 05/02/22 06:31 AM 05/02/22 06:31 AM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 8,913 Tallassee G G/H 14 point
G/H 14 point G Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 8,913 Tallassee	I watched my BNL throw one off the boat, and he forgot to hold on to the rope 🤣

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662794 05/02/22 07:17 AM 05/02/22 07:17 AM
Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,637 Orange Beach, AL J JohnG 8 point
JohnG 8 point J Joined: Nov 2018 Posts: 1,637 Orange Beach, AL	I got jerked of the bow of the Island Girl catching bait 35 years ago. The exact time the 12’ net, 24’ diameter hit the water, a school of Jack crevalle attacked the menhaden. Got back on the boat, found hand line floating, had four of them all wrapped up in a ball. Destroyed a $200 custom net. That was a lot of money for me back then.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662798 05/02/22 07:23 AM 05/02/22 07:23 AM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 796 Baldwin County B bald347 4 point
bald347 4 point B Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 796 Baldwin County	yes

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662802 05/02/22 07:30 AM 05/02/22 07:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 505 On the bayou B Bmyers142 4 point
Bmyers142 4 point B Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 505 On the bayou	I throw a12f net. But I usually don’t throw from the beach. I have caught a ton of mullet there at north beach by the wall and the dock. I usually target mullet in the bays starting around August- November

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662809 05/02/22 07:37 AM 05/02/22 07:37 AM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,775 Florida J jacannon 10 point
jacannon 10 point J Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,775 Florida	I throw a 12 and catch mullet for crab bait . I fish almost everyday during summer. I threw over a black ball of mullet a few years ago and there was a 37 inch red fish under them that I didn't see. I couldn't get the net back on the pier until I let most of them go. Grandma said...Always keep a gun close at hand, you just never know when you might run across some varmint that needs killing...

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662816 05/02/22 07:50 AM 05/02/22 07:50 AM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 7,425 Tenn W woodduck 14 point
woodduck 14 point W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 7,425 Tenn	Originally Posted by jlbuc10 It’s one of my favorite things to do! The kids love it and it entertains me instead of sitting in a chair all weekend. Dig a hole and throw your catch in it. It attracts lots of folks and makes for great people watching. Common catches are pompano, whiting, mullet. Occasionally I get cigar minnows, green backs/white bait/ thread fin herring, and any other fish that are in the surf. I’m pretty damn good with a cast net not to brag but if I can see it I can catch it. I’ve even caught eagle rays! Anybody else throw nets at the beach? little off topic but you ever eat the rays. I saw a post about it over the wknd saying it was awesome they preferred it over any of the fish they caught?

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: JohnG] #3662878 05/02/22 09:21 AM 05/02/22 09:21 AM
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 15,356 Ourtown, AL BCLC Old Mossy Horns
BCLC Old Mossy Horns Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 15,356 Ourtown, AL	Originally Posted by JohnG I got jerked of the bow of the Island Girl catching bait 35 years ago. The exact time the 12’ net, 24’ diameter hit the water, a school of Jack crevalle attacked the menhaden. Got back on the boat, found hand line floating, had four of them all wrapped up in a ball. Destroyed a $200 custom net. That was a lot of money for me back then. Holy smokes, what a surprise that must have been We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870 Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662882 05/02/22 09:24 AM 05/02/22 09:24 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 490 Opelika JKlep 4 point
JKlep 4 point Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 490 Opelika	Be sure to have a saltwater fishing license. Also be careful if your throwing a net over a certain size, I do not know the regs particularly, but if it is over a certain size you could be cited for "commercial" fishing if you do not have a commercial fishing license.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: JKlep] #3662892 05/02/22 09:38 AM 05/02/22 09:38 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 13,889 Mobile, AL S SouthBamaSlayer Gary's Fluffer
SouthBamaSlayer Gary's Fluffer S Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 13,889 Mobile, AL	Originally Posted by JKlep Be sure to have a saltwater fishing license. Also be careful if your throwing a net over a certain size, I do not know the regs particularly, but if it is over a certain size you could be cited for "commercial" fishing if you do not have a commercial fishing license. That’s not correct. It cannot be over 30ft in diameter period, but there is no size that requires a commercial license in Alabama.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662896 05/02/22 09:44 AM 05/02/22 09:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 4,906 Alabama C Cactus_buck 12 point
Cactus_buck 12 point C Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 4,906 Alabama	Grandpa used to go all the time out in the bay. We would wade and catch mullet. I think he threw a 15-16’ net. That’s what I learned on. I haven’t thrown in 20 years but I could get it about 3/4 the way open. Took lots of practice.

Re: Y’all throw nets at the beach? [Re: jlbuc10] #3662920 05/02/22 10:28 AM 05/02/22 10:28 AM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,519 Trussville T toothdoc 14 point
toothdoc 14 point T Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,519 Trussville	Throw it off the dock and catch mullet or pinfish. Need to try it in the surf. Last edited by toothdoc; 05/02/22 10:28 AM.

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