8 ft. Pull Behind Trawl

Bag net should be 1 1/4"

Tow lines should be 3/8"

Remember that a 12 foot net is twice as big as an 8 foot. Because: Magic. Or geometry, or physics or whatever.

That’s a very small net that most would consider as a “bait” net. I would go up to at least a 12’ but a 16’ would be even better imo.

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Want to try this summer for fun

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there is nothing fun about man handling a bait trawl. You will be filthy, stinky, dog tired and sore after a few pulls and your boat will be covered in mud and slime.

as the others said make sure you have a sort box (dont dump on the deck LOL) and you’ll need at least another person if not two. Depending on where and when you pull you’ll get 90% croaker and catfish and about 10% shrimp if lucky

all that said, if you want to give it a go have someone show you the ropes before you go by yourself and keep in mind if you get that net in your prop you’ll have a very bad day

I pulled a 6' bait trawl, and w the boards, I could fit it all in a 5 gallon bucket. I used it to catch Pogies, et all, and with an extra live well pump, keep the pogies alive all morning No mess, put the whole bag in the 5 gallon bucket. Nothing, catches big trout better than croakers or pogies.