Traditional fishing methods like casting nets or using fishing rods are common practices. However, a group of individuals from Yanam, a Union Territory, has caught everyone’s attention by adopting a unique approach—using plastic bottles to catch fish! This innovative idea has left people amazed and curious.
Locals in Yanam have developed a new baiting technique that involves a simple plastic bottle and wheat flour dough. According to the fishermen, this method is so effective that it helps them catch fish weighing up to 2 kilograms.
How Does It Work?
The process is surprisingly straightforward yet efficient. A plastic bottle is modified by cutting off its top portion. Inside the bottle, a lump of wheat flour dough is placed as bait. The bottle is then submerged in the river. Attracted by the scent of the dough, fish swim into the bottle to feed, only to get trapped inside as they cannot swim back out. After a short while, the bottle is pulled out of the water, and the trapped fish are collected.
This method has gained immense popularity among local youths, particularly near the GMC Balayogi Varadi on the banks of the Godavari River, where groups can be seen engrossed in this unique fishing activity.
The fishermen claim that this method is not only easy but also highly effective, catching the attention of many who visit the region. With minimal resources required, this ingenious approach could revolutionize small-scale fishing practices in other parts of the country as well.
As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention, and the people of Yanam have proven it once again with their simple yet creative solution to catching fish.
