I need a new cast net, what brands you guys like?

Whatever is cheap. They never last me more than a couple years no matter what brand. Always find something to snag them on and tear them up.

Just bought one yesterday from Academy.

Don't know the brand, but it was the only option they had, outside of nylon vs. monofilament.

I was advised by kid behind the counter who fishes commercially that the monofilament was a better option, and he said for my use, the brand they sell would hold up.

I had the previous one from Academy, and it lasted years, until I did something stupid with it, and threw it over broken tree branches in a pond, and tried to break the branch, instead of getting in the water and freeing it.