Anyone ever used one of these?

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Anyone ever used one of these?

#1 Post by steol5589 »

Just wondering if anyone has ever used one of these nets before.I fish a rock mark in the summer and shoals of sandeel swim right beside the rocks.Just wondering if these would net them.Any opinions? http://www.castnets.co.uk/cast-nets
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#2 Post by dave mc gregor »

saw a few lads using them getting sand eel on a dublin beach before,,, and they had buckets of them,
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#3 Post by SlackLiner »

Fairly tricky piece of kit these, used one off a boat before for sand eels. You literally have to be right over the shoal but if you get along side and you cast nice and wide, they work a treat! You tube has plenty of demo vids but be prepared for a few evenings practice in the back garden! Great fun :D :D
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#4 Post by blowin »

I have never tried them but it has been on my mind for a long while . Unfortunately I suspect that they are illegal in ROI because the regs clearly state that the only permissible form of fishing is with rod and line ( presumably unless you have a licence to net ) .
Does anyone know ?
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#5 Post by eoghanb »

Sandeel and spratt are non quota so they dont care,once ur not selling them,id go for the seine net wud be way easier to use,two lads pulling it along a beach wud get loads
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#6 Post by Rampent Wreckfish »

eoghanb wrote:Sandeel and spratt are non quota
Ireland have a zero Quota for sandeel, they are not non quota. Just FYI.
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#7 Post by blowin »

eoghanb wrote:Sandeel and spratt are non quota ....
So that's the answer ! Many thanks .
So presumably all non-quota fish are legally fair game ? I'm thinking of whitebait/sprats .
Sorry to sidetrack your thread , steol 5589, but hope this is of interest to you too .
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