- 1). Unfurl the seine with a partner, grabbing the two handles or ropes on each end.
- 2). Open the seine flat like a bed sheet, noting the Styrofoam floats attached to one long edge and the weights secured to the other.
- 3). Wade into a stream, the shallows of a lake or a slow-moving section of river, extending the seine between you and your partner. Seining works best in shallow water, no more than knee-deep.
- 4). Lower the weighted edge of the seine to the bottom and hold it there with the handles or ropes.
- 5). Let the other edge of the seine float on the water with the Styrofoam buoys. From the side the seine will resemble a curved letter C in the water, with the open end facing upstream.
- 6). Walk carefully and slowly upstream or toward the shore if seining in a lake.
- 7). Raise the seine from the water every 30 feet to check the catch.
- 8). Lift the weighted edge of the seine from the water first, then raise the floating edge so the water will rapidly drain through the netting, leaving only wriggling bait fish and small bits of rock, branches and weeds.
- 9). Carry the seine to shore with both ends held together. Lower the seine quickly to the ground and transfer the bait fish to a live bait tank.
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