Now its game time. I load my net, a 10-foot radius 3/8-inch mesh one, out of sight of the hoo's. I approach the transom and watch the timing. The boat swings and the hoo's cross back and forth over the slick. For me I do better with the wind on my left shoulder and time it so the hoo's are just finishing their left run of the slick crossing.
It's easy to get excited and take a shot that's not right. You will make out a whole lot better if you wait for the right one then concentrate on really snapping your throw to open all the way over them. I'm not going to give a cast net lesson here but I will say that you want all of your body in the throw. Not just arms.

As your bag unfurls, work it. Make sure your fingers are letting go in proper sequence and at the same time holding that back line until the last possible microsecond.

Even if it wasn't a throw that required going to the end of the line, still follow through. At this point I usually do a big exhale almost like karate guy do that little yell in their motion. If you did it right your bag is going to hit the water like this one is, back lead hitting first followed by the front ones.

The leading edge should land microseconds after the rear end. The splash, if proper, will look all as one unit.

I give about five seconds of sink before starting the close. I close with a series of sharp tugs to draw the base in, and then draw the bag back smooth and quick. Once over the gunwale, I grab the horn with my left hand and start sliding back. As I do that I push forward with the right to feed the open smoothly. I try to not drop the hoo's on the deck from more than a few inches above.

Add one guy with wet hands loading the well and another to close the lid and you're good to go…