Hi KytBum,

I'm not an expert on this area but I do know that it's legal to use a casting net in fresh water to obtain real baitfish like shad. Small brim are often used as bait for catfish, stripers, wipers and even LMB but they are a gamefish themselves so legally they must be caught on hook first before they can be used as bait. I've seen anglers not pay attention to this distinction and use a net but I don't worry about it too much because the brim population is always so huge. Bass taken this way are another story. 8T