Net fishing is considered not so popular with real fishermen. This type of quiet hunting can be called, rather, poaching than a pleasant pastime.
What is nonsense?
Dragnet is one of the types of net that has a more specific modification and is used both in private fishing and on an industrial scale.
The history of this fishing tackle goes back to ancient times. Then, a few tribes of people living on the banks of rivers and lakes tried to fish with their hands and spears. Few succeeded in fishing: only the most powerful and dexterous members of the genus.
The first nets began to weave from long vines, vines or dried veins of animals. It usually fished from two to three people, walking along the shore of the reservoir and carrying ravings. The meaning of the word originates directly from the process: wandering in shallow water with gear in hand.
What does a net look like?
A dragnet is a network 2 to 70 meters long and 2 to 3 meters wide. The classic dragnet consists of the left and right wing, and in the middle it has a special “pocket” - motnya. For ease of use, long sticks are attached to the edges of the nets. They help to drag the network along the reservoir and keep the net in an upright position.
Motya is a bag sewn from a net to collect caught fish. The size of such a “pocket” depends on the length of the gear. Often it makes up at least a third of the entire network. But the smaller the wingspan, the more can be motnya, and vice versa.
Experienced fishermen prefer to use specially adapted gear for them in familiar reservoirs. They are prepared taking into account the features of the bottom topography and the fish that the fisherman goes to.
Types of nonsense
There are four types of nonsense:
- Classic ravings. It consists of two wings of equal length and motni. Catching this type of nonsense is carried out in shallow reservoirs, rivers and lakes. Two people pull the net along the chosen place, and the third collects the catch accumulated in the motorbike.
- Without motni. This is a regular network with a length of not more than 4 meters. It is great for fishing at a depth of no more than 50 centimeters. The method is effective in the autumn-spring period, when the fish is heated in water heated by the sun.
- "A hen". This is a motna without wings. Ropes are attached to the edges of the net (nags). They help keep the whole system afloat. Fishermen, passing with a net along the entire reservoir, do not stretch the catch, but, raising the net, take out the fish caught in it.
- Network wings of different lengths. This dragnet is suitable for fishing in places where it is impossible to pull the net along both sides of the reservoir. They create a semicircle of nets, fencing that part of the river where fishing will take place.
How to catch bullshit?
Dragnet is a long net, and it is better to use it in those places that are known to fishers. To clear the nets of catch or debris that accumulates during fishing, a wide, deserted shore is needed.
Catching nonsense is good during zhora, in warm weather in shallow water, but for this it is necessary to equip the net with a sinker (often a chain is used for this), located in the middle under motn and floats (you can use regular polystyrene).
It is better for anglers to move against the stream, alternating shallow water and troughs. Experienced fishermen, knowing the topography of their favorite places for fishing, try not to use a few whirlpools. They are not cleaned of snags, algae and debris. In these places the fish "rests", young growth grows, the wintering season passes.
Thus, you can maintain the same amount of fish and be sure that it will not go further down the river.
In addition, they catch nonsense not only in rivers, but also on industrial ships. Tackles on fishing trawlers are similar to nets or a hammock. Thus, fishermen catch not only large fish, but also fry. After it is sorted and processed.
How to make nonsense do it yourself
The cost of gear today is such that for a complete outfit a fisherman needs to pay a lot of money. But there is always a way out! All the equipment can be done by yourself.
A dragnet is a network that is woven of thread, fishing line or nylon. The weaving technique is very simple, and everyone can master it, since it’s easy to find information about it. The main task for the master is to determine what kind of equipment he needs to get.
“Chicken” has the shape of a cone, dragnet with wings - the shape of a volleyball net with a net in the middle. The cells of such gear on the motna will be no more than 2-2.5 centimeters, and along the entire length of the wings no more than 2.5-3 centimeters.
Web weaving takes from one day to several weeks. In addition, the weaving technique used by the master plays a large role.
If the net is too light, a tin sinker or ordinary chain links are attached to its lower edge. And in order for the network to stay on the surface, use floats bought in a store or cut out of a piece of foam.
It’s easy to make nonsense with your own hands, the main thing is patience and a desire to achieve your goal.
By law, nets are considered illegal. This is poaching, during which all fish, both large and fry, are caught. Firstly, it harms the number of fish stocks, and secondly, the size of the caught fry is much smaller than allowed by law.