anyone here catch/castnet their own live bait?

[jimmythegreek]

I was wondering if any of u guys who use live bait catch ur own? I used to castnet in saltwater for bait, and I just tried it this year from the boat in freshwater. With bait at 5/6 bucks a dozen, its xpensive to use IMO. Ive seen guys w the minnow traps, was gonna buy one and try it they are less than ten bucks. I made a few attempts at some herring on the surface last week on swartswood but didnt get any. They are fast suckers, I threw right on boils from a good distance away and nada, the same throw on saltwater bait woulda had a couple. The bait dives so fast when the net hits the water its unreal, they would come up as 5-10 feet down bait balls on the FF after the throw. And the new regs say 10 bait max at a time when it comes to herring, total BS. Anyone got any tips to share?