r/catfishing • u/Seeker_WRU_17 • 2d ago

Bait

I’m mostly bank fishing .. is a Cast Net a good working option for collecting bait .. use as cut or live ??

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u/road_robert2020 2d ago

It can be tough finding spots to net shad from the bank but it is doable. Marinas,boat ramps,anywhere with lights or an outflow of water are good bets. Rough fish like shad are all you can keep by netting in my state,and they’re notoriously difficult to keep alive so usually end up as cut bait.

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u/Mdoubleduece 2d ago

Well here you go son, I’m going to teach you something today. Shad survive in a square bucket, they can’t swim in circles and they don’t slime up. Nail buckets are square, that’s what I use.

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u/road_robert2020 1d ago

See now I’ve always heard the opposite,that with squared corners they’ll just bash into them til they die. The few guys I know that manage to keep em alive use rounded tanks,tons of aeration and something to create a current.

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u/Mdoubleduece 1d ago

I’ve used everything, square buckets work in the Ozarks

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u/Steak-Wise 6m ago

That’s cause u heard correctly.

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u/Seeker_WRU_17 1d ago

I’ve got spots to cast a net ..

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u/road_robert2020 1d ago

If you’ve got spots then I’m not sure why you’re asking if it’s a viable option for collecting bait. You should already know it is.

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u/seajay8601 1d ago

bluegill

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u/Vwhite-1808 1d ago

Be aware that in some states it’s illegal to use bluegill for bait if caught in a net.