small trawl net for saand eel with small doors

[sadcatowner]

Popped over to see what all the hoohah was about from the newbies section where I really belong

 

Edouard may have gone but as a newbie myself and granted having only tried to use a little kiddie net to catch tiddlers on the beach, I have to admit I don't know what the objection was either?

 

Would it be cheeky to ask someone to clarify? I always like to learn.

 

Is there a problem with size, depth or what?

 

Why would depth make a difference? I noticed when snorkelling that the bigger fish are at the bottom often - isn't it better to get big ones and let the little ones grow?

 

Sorry if I'm being very stupid but if you don't ask you don't learn.

 

Our current fishing method is a handline with bread from a stationary boat (which might have worked had not the youngest fisherman already filled the fish with about half a loaf) and the second method was using spinning lures off the moving boat on rods - again not very successful.

 

When we look over the side and see all the fish milling about I can understand the temptation of a net.

[Ken Davison South Wales]

name='sadcatowner' post='1010106' date='Jun 3 2008, 04:17 PM']Popped over to see what all the hoohah was about from the newbies section where I really belong

 

Edouard may have gone but as a newbie myself and granted having only tried to use a little kiddie net to catch tiddlers on the beach, I have to admit I don't know what the objection was either?

 

Would it be cheeky to ask someone to clarify? I always like to learn.

 

Is there a problem with size, depth or what?

 

Why would depth make a difference? I noticed when snorkelling that the bigger fish are at the bottom often - isn't it better to get big ones and let the little ones grow?

 

Sorry if I'm being very stupid but if you don't ask you don't learn.

 

Our current fishing method is a handline with bread from a stationary boat (which might have worked had not the youngest fisherman already filled the fish with about half a loaf) and the second method was using spinning lures off the moving boat on rods - again not very successful.

 

When we look over the side and see all the fish milling about I can understand the temptation of a net.

 

As an angling site the primary activity is the art of angling not the eating of fish, therefore a good angler would only admire all those fish milling about and would never consider netting them.

 

If your netting over shallow water for sand eel ten to twenty feet max you can deploy a fairly small net from a fairly small boat, if you want to fish the sort of depths Edouard was talking about then you need a commercial size net and boat to match.

 

I am afraid that point was missed by our good friend and noble mod Newt, however he does most of his fishing of the dark side

 

I have to say if Edouard was genuine I am sure he would still be posting now and trying to explain his question more clearly.

Edited June 3, 2008 by Ken Davison South Wales

[barry luxton]

All the rage they may be but now days I like a bit more comfort with a nice cup of tea on tap.

 

 

 

Been looking at craft like this little lady, Foxylady by name I figure by purchasing one of these I achieve several aims.

 

Decommissioning a commercial boat

 

A safe and economical boat to run.

 

Complete with the ability to make a cup of tea and entertain a few friends over the coming years.

 

I'll be the skippers mate and make the tea, foc.

 

For recreational fishing you don't need a trawl for sand eels. I know you can catch them when the tide has gone out from shore with a blunt knife where they live, but someone who actually does this might explain a bit more. For boat fishing we use shrimp hokkies, lures, again where they live, a skipper who goes bassing will know where to catch a ready supply of eel. That usually generates enough sand eels for a session and some to freeze down.

 

Apart from that if you are doing a small amount of bassing and live ones are not avalible, purchace frozen from a tackle shop.

Edited June 3, 2008 by barry luxton

[maidstonemike]

What a lovely tub Ken! You will be looking on e-bay for nets then

[Ken Davison South Wales]

What a lovely tub Ken! You will be looking on e-bay for nets then

 

Don't you start By the way Edouard has done a runner

 

I have my eye on a couple but can't draw down on my pension fund until I am 65 without paying tax so I am waiting until October.

[maidstonemike]

You could take up knitting, there's not much else to do in Wales

[glennk]

Probably was a genuine question. One of the guys on our forum recently deployed a sandeel trawl from his boat. He is a genuine angler as much as anyone else and just wanted a supply of saneel for his bass fishing outings. The result was a warning from DEFRA for breach of fishing regulations, maybe the topic starter will read this and check out the local trawling byelaws before setting his net .

Edited June 4, 2008 by glennk

[Toerag]

Ken, buying a 'commercial boat' will only 'decommssion' it if you buy the license that it had and don't use it. If the license is sold on, then invariably it'll end up on a modern, more efficient commercial vessel.

 

Barry - you're spot on, hokkais will provide more than enough eels for non-commercial bassing.

Edited June 4, 2008 by Toerag

[highseas]

or if you strap some fine lureflash to a size 16 hook and make a 6 hook rig with them,jig them up and down a pier and its that easy

[barry luxton]

Barry - you're spot on, hokkais will provide more than enough eels for non-commercial bassing.

 

 

Hi Toerag, at slack tide we can get loads, more than enough in half hour, also forgot to mention i use size 2 and use them for both eels and makerel. I do not purchace any other feathers at all and find they cope with both. Cheers.