Silversides Suck!

HOLWACHAGOT · 09-15-2007, 11:47 PM

I hit the mother load of silversides today with the 8' 3/8" mesh net and remembered why I quit throwing that mesh size. There must have been one in every hole of the net. I spent fifteen minutes trying to get the bastards cleaned out and finally said Fluff it and threw the net in the cooler till I can decide if it is worth getting them all out or just throw the damn net away. NO JOKE- There are no less than 1,000 of them caught by the gills! I don't care how hard you shake the net, they ain't coming out without picking thier heads off or pulling them through. What a PITA! They suck for bait except maybe for Bluefish and an occasional Flounder. I looked like I was covered in glitter from getting the first couple hundred out....HMMM....Calusa does offer net refurbishing. Should I send it to them with the fish in it and request a tune up on the net? Maybe I'll make a minnow omlet?

The funniest part about the whole deal was that my dog won't even eat them. She climbed up on the bow because they were everywhere. I gotta sew up the rips in the 12' x 5/8" mesh tonight. I can't handle these sort of troubles....
Holwachagot

FLKingFisher · 09-16-2007, 09:07 AM

I feel for you, I get happy when 5-10 pilchards get stuck, but I can at least catch something good with em once they are out.

hotshot1 · 09-16-2007, 11:30 AM

just let them dry and shrivel up then shake

09-15-2007, 11:47 PM	#1
HOLWACHAGOT DON'T BE A BASSHOLE! Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,494 Credits: 5,699.8 Boat: REEL WAKE	Silversides Suck! I hit the mother load of silversides today with the 8' 3/8" mesh net and remembered why I quit throwing that mesh size. There must have been one in every hole of the net. I spent fifteen minutes trying to get the bastards cleaned out and finally said Fluff it and threw the net in the cooler till I can decide if it is worth getting them all out or just throw the damn net away. NO JOKE- There are no less than 1,000 of them caught by the gills! I don't care how hard you shake the net, they ain't coming out without picking thier heads off or pulling them through. What a PITA! They suck for bait except maybe for Bluefish and an occasional Flounder. I looked like I was covered in glitter from getting the first couple hundred out....HMMM....Calusa does offer net refurbishing. Should I send it to them with the fish in it and request a tune up on the net? Maybe I'll make a minnow omlet? The funniest part about the whole deal was that my dog won't even eat them. She climbed up on the bow because they were everywhere. I gotta sew up the rips in the 12' x 5/8" mesh tonight. I can't handle these sort of troubles.... Holwachagot __________________

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09-16-2007, 09:07 AM	#2
FLKingFisher aka VAKingFisher Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pine Island, FL Posts: 237 Credits: 1,483.7 Occupation: Realtor	I feel for you, I get happy when 5-10 pilchards get stuck, but I can at least catch something good with em once they are out.