What Cast Net??

I would stick with mono. If you can find one with real lead weights they sink faster and seem to work better. They are getting harder to find though.

 

Amazon has this 1/4" Betts 4 foot net for $60. I have the 6 foot which runs around $100. Love the 1/4" for the small bait.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AU5M1KM/?tag=shrimpflforum-20

 

Tim wade makes a nice net he is somewhere in the Melbourne ares. Stick with 3/8 for shrimp and finger mullet

 

Where can you buy Tim Wade cast nets?

 

I need to see about getting a custom.

 

Where do you get them from? Does he sell them online?

 

Betts 6PM Old Salt Mono Cast Net, 6-Feet, 3/8-Inch Mesh, 1-Pound Lead per Ft, Boxed https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00144CLSA/?tag=shrimpflforum-20

 

I have had my cast net for 6-7 years. It is a 7 footer, 3/8” mesh. Don’t remember the brand. Got it at Bass Pro (again...my crack store lol). It has been through a lot over the years including getting stuck on bridge hardware, rocks, catfish and the like. It has been patched until I really can’t patch it anymore. I have broken one Braille line and patched it up. Basically, it’s time for a new net. I’m thinking custom net this time but I’m torn. What are the pros and cons of Tim Wade nets vs Ed Schumaker nets? Also, I would like to get into summer cast netting for shrimp and I know I need the banding at the bottom of the net for that. Can you use that same shrimping net for getting bait? Custom is going to cost and I don’t think my husband is gonna be happy if I get 2 custom nets. Not right away anyhow. Any thoughts?

 

Don’t have much experience with those nets but if your husband doesn’t believe two nets aren’t better than one then get a divorce

 

+1 on Salty77's comment above, sounds like a new husband might be in order. Also, and on a somewhat more serious note: I recently ordered a bait net from Ed Shumaker. I very much enjoyed the conversation with him, and as I explained to him what I needed to accomplish with the net, he provided me with suggestions on what size overall, size of mesh, amount of weight, etc...Truly a custom experience. I should be picking it up within a week or so.

 

Lmao!!! I think I’ll keep my husband. And in all honesty, he probably wouldn’t care if I get 2. But that’s a lot of money to plop down all at once. You’re funny though Salty77. Lol

 

Lol. Sounds like a good experience with Ed. I’ll have to think about that. Thank you JonathanFlorida. Appreciate the info.