hey tyme, if you are ever headed to the jamestown area let me know in advance we will meet up and i will show you how to open the net everytime, once you have it down its actually harder to get the net to NOT open. i throw a 10 foot bait buster green net with 1.6 lbs of lead per foot. the other thing to remember is ; even thought the net doesnt appear to be completeley open when it hits the surface , if it is a quality net it will continue to open on its way down. its just the way a quality net is designed to function. now, if you are throwing in very shallow water you need it to open immediately.
but i will be glad to help if youmake it down this way.