Thank you for the post ! I am heading up to Alaska this year and was researching set netting , looks pretty cool. You enjoy it? Ever do any other fisheries ?
Yep, Its hard to pay bills when you get to fish fewer than 10 days! We moved onto some beach nets in the Kenai district last year and only got to fish 5 days all season! This year (2009) is not much better but it beats sitting behind a desk at the "day" job!
Nice operation with power washers and forklifts. We fished 24 summers in Ninilchik, Kbeach and Clam Gulch. Unfortunately the open days have been trimmed to too few days with your nets to make fishing a viable occupation.
We have major current to contend with here in Cook Inlet and setting "outside" nets via motoring the skiff at speed is the only way to get the net in the water AND reach the other buoy before the end of the nets arrives! Never had a problem with fouling the net/prop. The net hits the water about 5-7' behind the skiff when you're on the "throttle".
Thank you for the post ! I am heading up to Alaska this year and was researching set netting , looks pretty cool. You enjoy it? Ever do any other fisheries ?
WickedHazeSilver 5 days ago
Yep, Its hard to pay bills when you get to fish fewer than 10 days! We moved onto some beach nets in the Kenai district last year and only got to fish 5 days all season! This year (2009) is not much better but it beats sitting behind a desk at the "day" job!
caalldrin 2 years ago
Nice operation with power washers and forklifts. We fished 24 summers in Ninilchik, Kbeach and Clam Gulch. Unfortunately the open days have been trimmed to too few days with your nets to make fishing a viable occupation.
sockeye999 2 years ago
does the net ever get caught on your propeller setting that way?
i set nets with a skiff my self also but i set from the bow so it doesnt get caught.
anyways a good vid!
BrokenCopper 2 years ago
We have major current to contend with here in Cook Inlet and setting "outside" nets via motoring the skiff at speed is the only way to get the net in the water AND reach the other buoy before the end of the nets arrives! Never had a problem with fouling the net/prop. The net hits the water about 5-7' behind the skiff when you're on the "throttle".
caalldrin 2 years ago
nice video i set netted on the mouth of the kasilof and the mouth of the kenai this year
petahson 3 years ago
very nice vid. i set netted in ak this year and cant wait to go back next year
wolfslice25 3 years ago
mmm that's some good salmon!! :^)
ecmoxon 3 years ago