The New Cast Net : prawns

Timbo · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: The New Cast Net

I'm thinking the new net should get me some good Prawns this season. Do many people chase them, Can't beat a fresh feed of prawns on the bbq in garlic butter! :shock:

Great Now I'm Hungry!!!!! :banghead:

grumpy · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:43 am Post subject:

Nice throw Timbo :clap:

A_Nomad · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:26 am Post subject:

Damned straight, nothing aint escaping from that, wont take long to get a feed if ya do that consistently. :grin:

brian helyar · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:33 am Post subject:

Nice spread Timbo. I can probably get a spread like that 1/100 :applause:

A_Nomad · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:36 am Post subject:

brian helyar wrote:

Nice spread Timbo. I can probably get a spread like that 1/100 :applause:

Mate, if ya were in the cross, you could get a spread like that every shot :rofl:

brian helyar · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:33 am Post subject:

Mate, if ya were in the cross, you could get a spread like that every shot

Yeh and i bet you would catch more than Prawns :lobster:

Timbo · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject:

I have found the bigger the net the easier it is to throw them :shock:

i know weird isn't it. Thats a 10 or 11 footter, can't remember what i ended up with? I had a 6 or 7 foot one that found really hard to throw. Got a barra last Saturday in the net and it blew a hole right through the side :banghead:

so will be working on that this weekend to repair that one!!!

bandit · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:53 pm Post subject:

me too timbo! def prefer a bigger net for a better spread. i got a 9ftr and 12 ftr. increases your catch to, specially if your going for cherapin or redclaw..
with the bigger nets i do prefer nylon opposed to cotton. the cotton gets bl..dy heavy when wet and after a few throws your buggered. remember to hang the nylon nets tho, prevents them getting springy!!! :drinking1:

doggies66 · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:49 pm Post subject:

Hey Timbo what size net is that, it also begs me to ask another question. Which way do people prefer to cast their net -hip or shoulder. I prefer to throw from the hip (can't wait for the comments on that one)

max · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject:

why would you want to throw from the shoulder you get covered in shite and stinger bits

meter_seeker · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

That's a ripper throw timbo, i watched my mum continuously casts throws like that :shock:

, i cant throw for sh!t was to hard to learn from her screaming in my ear :cry:

. She would clean up on prawns at race course creek during the wet, dont mind them myself as juvi's cook them whole on the barbe :chef1:

with sweet chilli, garlic and even a dash of rum. Eat'em whole. :chef2:

Kevin Kevinson · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:10 am Post subject:

off the hands for sure :mrgreen:

backcast has a great vid on metacafe to teach you a surefire way to throw from the hands. :grin:

i used to be called 'pakistani' when throwing a cast net....always half moons :rofl:

but now, no dramas...and stick with mono nets for sure...heaps better than cotton ones IMHO

Dick · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:28 am Post subject:

Throw mine off the elbow and prefer cotton to stop the barras ripping them to shreds. Nothing worse then having your net buggered first or second cast. Only problem is the weight when they're wet so I stick to a 10 footer. Popped a rib a couple of years ago throwing the sucker, took a few months for that one to heal up properly

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