Bait is a crucial part of catching fish in Tampa Bay. When looking for live bait, it can be expensive. Using a cast net to ...

An efficient and effective means of catching fish, a cast net is a circular net with a string of weights around the edge and a hand line in the center. Like the name suggests, it works by throwing the ...

Spend any time on the water and you will eventually see someone throwing or casting a net. This invention has fed the multitudes, fattened the purses of fishermen and merchants, and enabled Big Bend ...

The Coastal Discovery Museum is hosting a program for those interested in learning to throw a cast net. Classes will be held 2 p.m. March 26, April 8, April 22, May 14 and May 28 at the museum. This ...

The hunt is on for giant shrimp, and it all starts with the perfect cast. Watch as we show step-by-step how to throw a net like a pro and pull up a haul of massive shrimp straight from the water.

It was yesteryears ago when, frequently on Saturday mornings, he and I would be fishing for whatever would bite, or throwing a cast net for whatever we could catch. The 14-foot boat didn’t have a lot ...