Retrieve a staked hoop net still catching.

A hoop net sits staked in the shallows of a creek feeding Nueces Bay near this public access -- its funnel entrance still open and its tag gone or expired, it keeps drawing in and holding fish and turtles that swim in and cannot find their way back out, because nobody has run it in weeks.

Where

the public creek-bank access, Taft, TX 78390 (San Patricio County); best-estimate location near the town center, exact address not confirmed · Open the map

Pay

$110 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash — recorded, and readable any time at vealth.net/labor/credit/(your wallet). You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

before photo + TPWD coordination confirm + reach-pole/no-wading confirm + catch-release photo + after photo + GPS

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-09-19

Posted by

0x034F…6c89

The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Steps

1. 1. From the bank, locate the net's stake and float and confirm it carries no current tag and shows no sign of a recent check.
2. 2. Confirm coordination with a TPWD game warden or the regional inland fisheries office before removing a net that is not unmistakably abandoned.
3. 3. Using a reach pole or by hand from the bank, draw the net's stake and frame toward the bank; never wade into the creek to reach it.
4. 4. Open the net's tail end on the bank, release any live catch back toward the water, and empty out any dead catch and debris.
5. 5. Coil the net and its lines, pull the stake, stage everything for haul-out and disposal, and photograph the cleared spot.

What counts as done

• Before photo of the staked net in the shallows
• Confirmation of TPWD coordination before removal
• Confirmation retrieval was by hand or reach pole from the bank, no wading
• Photo of any live catch released and the net emptied
• After photo of the cleared spot with GPS

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.