07-05-2016, 05:36 AM
I read all this with the same interest as other alternative fishing methods in the category of survival fishing.
I have new casting nets and haven't practiced once. I should.
Casting nets always seemed backwards to me especially with being torn from whatever tangles it on the bottom.
I wonder if a large pier net (a large hoop net suspended from a rope) might be a good substitute suspended from a long surf fishing rod to be a couple feet below the surface. It makes sense to me -- just wait till the fish or minnows are above it and simply lift the net. Perhaps a rod holder and lifting with the reel would be a good combination for waiting still yet reacting quick enough. I'm thinking the fish might even be less aware of the net simply rising up.
I'm also interested in the various traps.
On snagging,I looked at a chart on Wikipedia of legalities in various states though there is no mention of other nations. I don't limit my fishing to Utah.
I'm learning all sorts of fishing and my latest preparations for learning a new (to me) style is buying surf casting equipment. I just bought new surf casting rods and reels and will eventually use some vacation time to go to a coast to use them.
With all of the survival fishing alternatives that are possible, I still believe the best survival fishing method will be whatever fishing equipment and techniques you regularly use.
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I have new casting nets and haven't practiced once. I should.
Casting nets always seemed backwards to me especially with being torn from whatever tangles it on the bottom.
I wonder if a large pier net (a large hoop net suspended from a rope) might be a good substitute suspended from a long surf fishing rod to be a couple feet below the surface. It makes sense to me -- just wait till the fish or minnows are above it and simply lift the net. Perhaps a rod holder and lifting with the reel would be a good combination for waiting still yet reacting quick enough. I'm thinking the fish might even be less aware of the net simply rising up.
I'm also interested in the various traps.
On snagging,I looked at a chart on Wikipedia of legalities in various states though there is no mention of other nations. I don't limit my fishing to Utah.
I'm learning all sorts of fishing and my latest preparations for learning a new (to me) style is buying surf casting equipment. I just bought new surf casting rods and reels and will eventually use some vacation time to go to a coast to use them.
With all of the survival fishing alternatives that are possible, I still believe the best survival fishing method will be whatever fishing equipment and techniques you regularly use.
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