It's that time of yr around here to. What bait were you usin? Your net work is the way I think it's sposed to be done. Put the net in the water and coax the fish in. I see so many loose their fish by chasing it around with the net. The fish gets scared, makes a run and the line breaks. Still, you know what they say. "A bad day of fishin is still better than a good day at work."