[gregcharlesnelson@gmail]

I noticed some workers using throw nets in the pond I fish near Briarwood. Is tat legal?

[Fredster]

Apparently it is legal with some restrictions!
Google Florida fishing with nets and you
will get a lot of information!

[fishon]

Using a cast net to catch bait is legal.

[Stu from NYC]

Not exactly sporting. Thought Villages fishing is catch and release.

[Topspinmo]

Who wants to eat fish out of retention ponds??? Not me! But people buy fish deep fried at store that came out of Commercial retention mud ponds who knows where?

[davem4616]

since moving to Florida I've learned that this state has some very different laws and local practices

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by davem4616

since moving to Florida I've learned that this state has some very different laws and local practices

And not to mention what happens during a full moon

[tophcfa]

The nets come out of the water full of golf balls, no fish.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

The nets come out of the water full of golf balls, no fish.

Yup! Catch and release!

[thecinks1@gmail.com]

Once, I saw a man using a drag net to pull golf balls out of a pond on a golf course.

[banjobob]

There is a fellow that has scuba gear that gathers golf balls from the ponds, probably sells them on eBay lol

[Barb.callow]

Originally Posted by banjobob

There is a fellow that has scuba gear that gathers golf balls from the ponds, probably sells them on eBay lol

We spoke with him a couple years ago — he is hired by “the authorities” (I forget who) to salvage golf balls out of the ponds. At that time he had been bitten 11 times by alligators!

[TheMoyers]

There is a cottage business of retrieving golf balls. Our son is a head pro at a Marriott course, and the contractor pays the club to be allowed to dive for them. It is a win win. They are then sold on eBay and some big box stores sell them by the bag.

[Stu from NYC]

Used to have a special pole that telescoped to about 15 feet for retrieving golf balls.

Worked better than any other club

[oneclickplus]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

The nets come out of the water full of golf balls, no fish.

So, then, is it legal to catch golf balls with nets?