HOW TO THROW A CAST NET - the Ultimate way!

[nico]

took the lytie to the bay today and managed 8 mullet (transkei bait).... fishing drift bait. there were thousands like 3m from us. would have been a perfect practice launch

Just make sure your fishing club has a valid castnet licence for the bay. No castnetting allowed, the only guys that could keep licenses for the bay where the fishing clubs, and many of them have let them lapse.

[Habib]

THANKS Ben. will give them a call. by the way, i do alot of work at melmoth. i have the mondi contract. would be nice to meet and say hi one day.

@Nico....thanks for that, didnt know that at all.

im not knowlaged in this cast netting and regulations at all. does anyone have any info on were i can and cnnot net?.

all i know is i cant net from sunset to sunrise (only martin and galjoen are allowed to hehehehehehehe joking guys).

any banned areas ?.....and im sure species size and limits remain the same.

[Habib]

btw....anyone know were i can source a good net locally?. homie/kumz check for me in gp and send it down with homith.

been the charo that he is, he saw my thread were i said i have alota rod buckets lying around.....then i all off a sudden receive a call from him asking me how i am, hows the family, can i have that rod bucket.....

homith....come with net, will give u bucket. tell me how much and i will eft

[Homie]

wats an eft ?

And you dont listen.... I dont want the bucket... i wanted the strapping !

LOL, Im down this weekend... will check at Mias... BUT... I dont know what i should look for ??? No idea of the quality ?

[BJR]

 HABIB - That's correct. Yip do so then we can make a plan to go  s.where. Will send u PM.

[maasbanker]

   Sho ! Is this what I've been missing while I was away??!! UA Rocks !!

[Habib]

hi all

so i went and bought myself a cast net in 6ft (mono type). i still need to get the licence and stuff. btw...does the post office sell cast netting licence?.

took it to transkei (grovenor) last weekend....naughty i know without a licence but i just wanted to practice.

uses reefmans demo and i can tell  u that i tried it for the first time and it worked like a sheeznit. thanks tony.

first throw in a little gulley....1xmullet. 2nd throw and the net almost got pulled out my hand....8xhuge stonebream. i released all the fish...i swear.

ok so now i wana know....were can i throw and not throw a net in kzn?

[SAfish]

Hozit Habib? Yes, you can get the licence at the post office. Check your angling licence, there is tick box for a cast net.

[PH]

Habib, I just confirmed that netting is allowed in the Umgeni estuary except a certain area on the North bank (signs posted). You can net on the South bank near the mouth and higher up on the North bank.
Basically any estuary that does not form part of a "reserve"

[REEFMAN]

Ay thats so cool Habib! It worked for you! Fast learner eh?!
You're not allowed to throw in most reserves estuaries... eg Umfolozi at Mapelane. But you can throw anywhere in the sea.... not sure about harbours though? And not at night.

[Cam Mundy]

Ay thats so cool Habib! It worked for you! Fast learner eh?!
You're not allowed to throw in most reserves estuaries... eg Umfolozi at Mapelane. But you can throw anywhere in the sea.... not sure about harbours though? And not at night.

The main reason you can't throw a net at Mapelane/St. Lucia is you may catch more than you bargain for, you are allowed to throw them in the sea and in the mouth area.

[PH]

Reefz is right and I forgot to mention - no netting in the harbour allowed.

[Habib]

thanks guys. much appreciated. wana get used to this and get me a 10/12ft soon. got some nice videos on how to throw it. similar to reefz way....but your mouth is used as well for the bigger nets.

[Homie]

thanks guys. much appreciated. wana get used to this and get me a 10/12ft soon. got some nice videos on how to throw it. similar to reefz way....but your mouth is used as well for the bigger nets.

Be careful using your mouth.... Might end up looking like a Gatiepie from Ape Town.....

[Habib]

i suggest you keep quiet and go look for my net at mias. also remind me to drop of headlight and your rod bucket at your inlaws....u know how i forget things?