I HATE BEES. i oftentimes run around shaking trees for furniture, so i encounter them allll too often. i treat it as practice, and while i have gotten better, it is difficult. i always net too early.
at any rate, i've only caught ~2 arapaimas, but i've caught ~8 coelacanths /shrugs. rare things are peculiar.
When I shake a tree and bees come out, I run upwards until they're out of sight, then get my net out and stay poised until they're close, then swing my net. I usually get them about 99% of the time, but occasionally I'll miss :')
Congrats on catching one though! They're pretty awkward to get at first!