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In the United Kingdom it is called "ledgering". A common rig for fishing on the bottom is a weight tied to the end of the line, with a hook about an inch up line from the weight. The method can be used both with hand lines and rods. There are fishing rods specialized for bottom fishing, called "donkas".
Night spear fishing, Amazon basin, Peru Menominees spearfishing salmon at night by torchlight and canoe on Fox River A Hupa man with his spear Inuit hunter with harpoon in kayak, Hudson Bay, circa 1908-1914. Spearfishing with a hand-held spear from land, shallow water or boat has been undertaken for thousands of years.
A speargun is a ranged underwater fishing device designed to launch a tethered spear or harpoon to impale fish or other marine animals and targets. Spearguns are used in sport fishing and underwater target shooting. The two basic types are pneumatic and elastic (powered by rubber bands). Spear types come in a number of varieties including ...
The Carolina rig. A rig is an arrangement of items used for fishing. It can be assembled of one or more lines, hooks, sinkers, bobbers, swivels, lures, beads, and other fishing tackle. A rig might be held by a rod, by hand, or attached to a boat or pier. Some rigs are designed to float near the surface of the water, others are designed to sink ...
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Drift netting. Drift netting is a fishing technique where nets, called drift nets, hang vertically in the water column without being anchored to the bottom. The nets are kept vertical in the water by floats attached to a rope along the top of the net and weights attached to another rope along the bottom of the net. [1]
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Sea anchors can be used by vessels of any size, from kayaks to commercial fishing vessels, [8] and were even used by sea-landing naval Zeppelins in World War I. [9] While the purpose of the anchor is to provide drag to slow the vessel, there are a number of ways this can be used: [10]