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Plate 27.1 Hook and Line gears
27.3.2 Fabrication, Modus Operandi
and Catch Record of the Gears
27.3.2.1 Lar Barshi
Metallic hooks of various sizes are tied to a
coconut coir, c 400–600 m in length, by c
45-cm-long nylon strings at an interval of about
a metre. Both the ends of the nylon line are fi xed
to the Beel (wetland) bottom with two bamboo
poles to allow the baited hooks hang nearer the
Beel bottom. Lar barshi (Plate 27.2b ) is lifted
from a canoe by a person after 4–8 h of its placement in the lake and hooked fi sh, if any, are collected into the boat.
This type of gear is generally found in operation
throughout the year in the depth range of 1–5 m.
Different species of both small (<30 cm) and big
(>30 cm) fi shes are caught with such hooks.
27.3.3 Kupa Barshi
Kupa barshi (Plate 27.2a ) consists of a hook, a nylon
line of 30–50 cm in length and a bamboo stick of
1.0–1.5 m in length, 4.5–8.0 cm in width. The line is
attached to the hook on one end, while the other end
is tied by the middle of the stick. During operation,
the rod remains afl oat in water and the baited hook is
hung from it. Usually, Kupa barshi in large numbers
is found in operation in the shallow weed-infested
areas of the Beel generally during the dry season.
Mainly Wallago attu is captured with this gear.
27 Fish Catching Devices in the Wetlands
Plate 27.1 Hook and Line gears
27.3.2 Fabrication, Modus Operandi
and Catch Record of the Gears
27.3.2.1 Lar Barshi
Metallic hooks of various sizes are tied to a
coconut coir, c 400–600 m in length, by c
45-cm-long nylon strings at an interval of about
a metre. Both the ends of the nylon line are fi xed
to the Beel (wetland) bottom with two bamboo
poles to allow the baited hooks hang nearer the
Beel bottom. Lar barshi (Plate 27.2b ) is lifted
from a canoe by a person after 4–8 h of its placement in the lake and hooked fi sh, if any, are collected into the boat.
This type of gear is generally found in operation
throughout the year in the depth range of 1–5 m.
Different species of both small (<30 cm) and big
(>30 cm) fi shes are caught with such hooks.
27.3.3 Kupa Barshi
Kupa barshi (Plate 27.2a ) consists of a hook, a nylon
line of 30–50 cm in length and a bamboo stick of
1.0–1.5 m in length, 4.5–8.0 cm in width. The line is
attached to the hook on one end, while the other end
is tied by the middle of the stick. During operation,
the rod remains afl oat in water and the baited hook is
hung from it. Usually, Kupa barshi in large numbers
is found in operation in the shallow weed-infested
areas of the Beel generally during the dry season.
Mainly Wallago attu is captured with this gear.
27 Fish Catching Devices in the Wetlands