Learning to throw a cast net

[fishfighter]

start with a smaller one 4ft, practice in the yard where you cant hit anything or get tangled any where, maybe someone more "eliquent" than me can explain it better but, the key to successfully throwing a cast net i find is making it spin, if you learn to spin it when you throw it you will have good success in opening the net,

i hold my rope where it would come out of my hand freely when released, hold the net about halfway down, grab one spot in the weights with the same hand, then with your empty hand grab a spot in the weights about 1-1/2 to 2 foot away to where you can open the net some