About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: Trolling, Fishing techniques, Gillnet, Spearfishing, Drift netting, Trawling, Ice fishing, Blast fishing, Catch and release, Putcher fishing, Surf fishing, Seine fishing, Noodling, Bowfishing, Cyanide fishing, Longline fishing, Gigging, Trabucco, Pearl hunting, Fish trap, Fish decoy, Harpoon, Skishing, Electrofishing, Payaos, Bank fishing, Trout tickling, Recreational boat fishing, Trepanging, Cormorant fishing, Cast net, Bait fish, Hand net, Casting, Gathering seafood by hand, Giller, Shrimp baiting, Spin fishing, Fishing basket, Dropline, Centerpin fishing, Lave net, Chod rig, Fish wheel, Basnig, Flosser, Tag and release, Jiggerpole, Flounder tramping, Wagenya, Handline fishing, Remote control fishing, Ayu fishing, Bottom fishing, Eel buck, Lampuki netting, Muroami, Shortfloating, Trout binning, Shallow water fishing, Deadsticking. Excerpt: Fishing techniques are methods for catching fish. The term may also be applied to methods for catching other aquatic animals such as molluscs (shellfish, squid, octopus) and edible marine invertebrates. Fishing techniques include hand gathering, spearfishing, netting, angling and trapping. Recreational, commercial and artisanal fishers use different techniques, and also, sometimes, the same techniques. Recreational fishers fish for pleasure or sport, while commercial fishers fish for profit. Artisanal fishers use traditional, low-tech methods, for survival in third-world countries, and as a cultural heritage in other countries. Mostly, recreational fishers use angling methods and commercial fishers use netting methods. There is an intricate link between various fishing techniques and knowledge about the fish and their behaviour including migration, foraging and habitat. The effective use of fishing techniques often depends on this additional knowledge. Which techniques are appr...
