Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.

Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

HK wrote:
I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.

Yes, many people do.

Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:04:43 -0400, HK wrote:

I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.

The only time I've ever seen anyone cast netting was off the dock at Breezy
Point. By the time you located a school of menhaden, got there and threw
your net, they'd probably be spooked and gone. Also, you'd have a bunch of
fisherman mad as hell cause you put your boat in the middle of the school
and ran 'em off!

Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

On Jun 25, 9:04?am, HK wrote:
I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.

Once knew this Spanish gypsy gal,

she was really skilled with cast-the-nets.

Lots of guys hoping to give her chest-a-peek, but she generally held
them at bay. Couple walked away with shiners. Probably just as well, I
suspect she was jail bait.

Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jun 25, 9:04?am, HK wrote:
I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.

Once knew this Spanish gypsy gal,

she was really skilled with cast-the-nets.

Lots of guys hoping to give her chest-a-peek, but she generally held
them at bay. Couple walked away with shiners. Probably just as well, I
suspect she was jail bait.



Well, that was worth a groan. A small one.

groan.

Actually, I got some responses elsewhere. Apparently there are no
fishermen here who work the Bay and cast for bait.

Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:42:39 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Jun 25, 9:04?am, HK wrote:
I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.

Once knew this Spanish gypsy gal,

she was really skilled with cast-the-nets.

Lots of guys hoping to give her chest-a-peek, but she generally held
them at bay. Couple walked away with shiners. Probably just as well, I
suspect she was jail bait.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:42:39 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Jun 25, 9:04?am, HK wrote:
I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.
Once knew this Spanish gypsy gal,

she was really skilled with cast-the-nets.

Lots of guys hoping to give her chest-a-peek, but she generally held
them at bay. Couple walked away with shiners. Probably just as well, I
suspect she was jail bait.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!



When we lived in Florida, I could throw my net reasonably well, well
enough so that two or three tosses would bring in 100 nice bait shrimp
when they were running, and 25-50 pogies. The really good guides would
pull in three or four times as much with a toss or two. Flounder, my
favorite inshore fish, preferred live shrimp and when you couldn't
castnet for them, the baitshops had "juicy" farm-raised bait shrimp for
about a buck a dozen.

Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:42:39 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:


On Jun 25, 9:04?am, HK wrote:

I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.

Once knew this Spanish gypsy gal,

she was really skilled with cast-the-nets.

Lots of guys hoping to give her chest-a-peek, but she generally held
them at bay. Couple walked away with shiners. Probably just as well, I
suspect she was jail bait.


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

It's pretty obvious she was a hooker, with a line like that.

Reely.

DT

Anyone castnetting for bait in Chesapeake Bay?
 

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:28:21 -0500, dt wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:42:39 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote:


On Jun 25, 9:04?am, HK wrote:

I saw a fellow doing this over the weekend off a small pier at a marina.
He had a small net, close mesh, and was pulling up shiners.

I wouldn't go through the trouble for shiners, but I might for larger
baitfish. Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone castnets in the Bay for bait.

Once knew this Spanish gypsy gal,

she was really skilled with cast-the-nets.

Lots of guys hoping to give her chest-a-peek, but she generally held
them at bay. Couple walked away with shiners. Probably just as well, I
suspect she was jail bait.


BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

It's pretty obvious she was a hooker, with a line like that.

Reely.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!