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 ...

Employing frisky live bait indigenous to the water fished is almost always the most effective way to catch fish in fresh and saltwater. Bait shops do a good job of providing live baitfish or shrimp to ...

The single most sought after food source for the gamefish in our local reservoirs is the shad. We have two species of shad in both Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes — gizzard shad and threadfin shad.

One perfect throw turns into the biggest bait haul ever caught on camera. The net sinks, the water flashes with movement, and the pull feels like dragging a ton of fish. Every scoop reveals more ...

Mullet fishing with a cast net is a tradition that’s lasted many generations along the Gulf Coast, especially in the Florida Panhandle. It’s a common sight to see a net fisherman waiting patiently ...