Throw net mesh sizing?

Hey Gang, is a 1/4" mesh too small for decent anchovies and other Ling, salmon, and Hali bait?

Not sure what the specs are but I've got one in 6ft diameter.
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I think 3/8" mesh is a better choice for us.

1/4" would work better for anchovies than the 3/8" I have.  The anchovie gills and gill plates get stuck inthe mesh and it messes them up.  Herring are fine with a 3/8" mesh.  Smaller mesh for smaller fish.

1/4 inch unless you like picking undersized chovies out of your net for an hour.

I was thinking more in line with Herrings, Macs, Jack Smelts.  Bigger baits = bigger fishs theory 

Thanks everyone!  I'm getting ready for salmon season -- anchovies.

Notice how it's only mid-March, and here I am readying myself    Is anyone else dying from the long winter of no time on the salt???

Is anyone else dying from the long winter of no time on the salt???

Better question is whether there is anyone who is not...

   I have a 5 ft 3/8 mesh  cast net for sale if anyone’s interested. Never been taken out of its case due to surgery. Think I paid 45.00 for it.

Where you think we can throw for anchovies?

Probably a pretty long walk out at the HMB South jetty before your in the chovie zone, If your considering from yak I bet a 1/4" mesh 4' diameter cast net would work.

Trust me 1/4" is what you want for anchovies and don't buy smaller than a 6ft radius.  4ft radius will have you casting and casting for not much. 6ft isn't hard to throw off a yak.  Heck, I throw a 10fter with 1/4" mesh (which also has more weight per foot) when its calm waters.

Well, mine is a 5' radius.  I'll see how it goes, maybe I'll end up getting a larger one down the road.

Well, mine is a 5' radius.  I'll see how it goes, maybe I'll end up getting a larger one down the road.

5' is fine.  6' is probably the sweet spot.  Matanaska is especially skilled at throwing the cast net.  If there's more than a couple regs on this board that could throw a 10 foot net off a kayak with any sort of consistency I'd be surprised.