New Dip Net PB Today

[Big Hands]

I have a large dip net and was scooping some shad this morning. Different situations call for different techniques. I had them corralled next to a dock and was putting the net down deep and slowly scooping upward and came up with this 6 lb 10 oz by-catch beauty in my shad net. 
 

 

[Ski]

Surprise!

[Dwight Hottle]

You can save a lot of money on new tackle with your new technique. 

[Tennessee Boy]

That’s amazing.  You need to give the technique a name and then we can start arguing on this forum about what brand of net is the best for your technique.  ?

[galyonj]

I've never seen a 6lb bass in person, and this dude's catching them by accident.

 

Somebody's living right, and it ain't me.

[Swamp Girl]

Wh-what??? Now I hear the Bait Monkey chattering that I need to buy a dip net too!!!

 

That guilty smile that you have in the photo is perfect, btw. ?

[813basstard]

23 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

That’s amazing.  You need to give the technique a name and then we can start arguing on this forum about what brand of net is the best for your technique.  ?

^That part

[galyonj]

42 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

That’s amazing.  You need to give the technique a name and then we can start arguing on this forum about what brand of net is the best for your technique.  ?

 

It's only a Big Hands dip net if it comes from the Castaic region of California. Otherwise it's just sparkling twine.

[Big Hands]

2 hours ago, galyonj said:

It's only a Big Hands dip net if it comes from the Castaic region of California. Otherwise it's just sparkling twine.

 

There's more truth to that than you might imagine. This isn't your grandad's dip net. It's a product that was developed, made, and sold locally. It has a 10' long handle plus the hoop that is about 27" in diameter with a very fine, but open mesh netting. 

 

Cast nets are illegal here, and dip nets are legal. We can't buy minnows or other live bait fish here either because they cannot be legally transported. . . anywhere. You have to catch them on the day you are going to use them, and you can only use them in the body of water from where they were caught.

 

A lot of dip nets move very slowly through the water, and it's even harder when they are larger than a typical landing net. The pics below are of one that is identical to mine but not of mine.

 

 

 

I paid $225 for this one about 20 years ago. They are very hard to find and I have heard of people paying up to $400 for them. 

 

3 hours ago, Dwight Hottle said:

You can save a lot of money on new tackle with your new technique. 

 

That's what I told myself about fishing with shad, and this is next level from that!

 

2 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said:

You need to give the technique a name and then we can start arguing on this forum about what brand of net is the best for your technique.

 

For a lot of reasons, I'm going with "Big Dippin". Let the fun begin, LOL.

[galyonj]

1 minute ago, Big Hands said:

There's more truth to that than you might imagine. This isn't your grandad's dip net. It's a product that was developed, made, and sold locally. It has a 10' long handle plus the hoop that is about 27" in diameter with a very fine, but open mesh netting. 

 

I just love everything about this thread right now.

 

[Big Hands]

2 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

That guilty smile that you have in the photo is perfect, btw. ?

 

I do look a bit like a cat that just swallowed a canary.

[Tennessee Boy]

I have to ask.   Is the netting made of fluorocarbon or mono?  ?

[Big Hands]

8 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said:

I have to ask.   Is the netting made of fluorocarbon or mono?  ?

 

Hard to tell by looking these days. I suspect it's probably monofilament purely based on how old it is, but today, it's identifying as fluorocarbon since fluorocarbon is more expensive and I am looking to buy a spare.

 

I actually saw a FB post on a local board by the individual that currently 'owns the business' and he has a couple spare nets left that he is looking to sell. I was going to pick one up as a spare since I heard about an unfortunate fellow angler that happened to scoop a VERY large carp that blew a hole in his.

[Tennessee Boy]

48 minutes ago, Big Hands said:

I heard about an unfortunate fellow angler that happened to scoop a VERY large carp that blew a hole in his.

Sounds like fluorocarbon.  ?

[galyonj]

1 minute ago, Tennessee Boy said:

Sounds like fluorocarbon.  ?

 

Mama says fluoro's so ornery because it's got all them knots but no knot strength.