anyone catch thier own fish?

[humu]

hey

I'm gonna start catching my own fish, so I'm asking if anyone knows where I can buy those professional clear nets. I bought one years ago but cant remember the name of the company. I think it was in north carolina.
thanks!

 

[XXX]

Sounds about as easy as catching your dog that got out. But it does sound like fun. Let us know how you do.

 

[humu]

I used to catch fish with pro nets, and sell them to my lfs. NOW I have more of a heart and can't do that to those poor fish

I remember the easiest fishes to catch were the puffers and box fish, and the hardest is tangs.

 

[lesdexic]

go to www.nylonnet.com don't know it it's the type you want or not (lots of professional and catch nets). what th eheck...it's a free catalog anyway. ps they are out of Tenn.

 

[Bobzarry]

I always bought them at the dive shop


Bob

 

[Modo]

Are there restrictions to doing this in your area?

Do you have to have some kind of license?

 

[some'n'smellsfishy]

i am interested....exactly where do u go to do this?? i live in north carolina but don't know the net place...i know that doesn't help but i can try and look around for u

 

[schroom]

I just got back from the pan handle in Florida and decided while I was down their to catch some fish for myself and a friend who is starting a tank. I chased a tang around for an hour before nabbing the thing just to see him get out as I was moving closer to shore to put him in my collector net(A wave hit me and sent him out). I did catch him back in about 5 minutes so I wasn't to mad. I also collected about 20 blue damsels and some sargent majors. I snagged some baby fish as well. They are doing great! they eat right out of my dropper. One baby is a puffer the size of a dime. The other two are wrasses and two more are angels. I love the experience of the challenge more than anything. I caught mine just using two nets bought at wal-mart.

 

[john f]

Try it a couple times and you will apprecitate the cost of a net cost fish.
I chased a french angel for almost an hour before I caught him. The $30 the LFS wants seems pretty cheap to me.

John

 

[Sashimi]

I catch mine during low tide. I have caught blennies, a pair of funky looking fish, 3 urchins, 1 shrimp, 2 puffers, 1 sea fan, 2 conch, dozens of snails, 3 huge hermits, some crabs, bristle worms & 1 scallop. It's really a pleasure of it's own.

Of course, I live in South East Asia where the sun shines all year round.

 

[humu]

no one knows who sells those clear nets?

 

[Rays]

http://www.aquaculture-supply.com/

 

[ricky1414]

I catch mine during low tide. I have caught blennies, a pair of funky looking fish, 3 urchins, 1 shrimp, 2 puffers, 1 sea fan, 2 conch, dozens of snails, 3 huge hermits, some crabs, bristle worms & 1 scallop. It's really a pleasure of it's own.

Of course, I live in South East Asia where the sun shines all year round.

how do you catch a sea fan or a scallop? did they try to run away? 8O 8O