Fishing basket

Short description: Container used to trap fish

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A Roman fishing basket (Latin nassa)

A fishing basket is a basket used as a trap for fishing.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 3 Cultural significance
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## History

The ancient Egyptians used weir baskets made from willow branches to fish the Nile river.

The use of fishing weirs was specifically outlawed throughout England, except at the seacoast, in Magna Carta, but little heed was given to the restrictions.

The Spaniards named the Nazas River locatated in Northern Mexico after the fishing baskets they saw the local peoples using in the river.

## Geography

Wagenya fishing baskets in the Congo River rapids Local fishers in Kenya using the traditional basket trap

Russians and other Slavic peoples have traditionally used fishing traps made of osiers.[3] The proto-Slavic word for this type of fishing basket is reconstructed as vьrša.

The Wagenya of the Democratic Republic of the Congo build a huge system of wooden tripods across the Congo River. These tripods are anchored on the holes naturally carved in the rock by the water current. To these tripods are anchored large baskets, which are lowered in the rapids to “sieve” the waters for fish. It is a very selective fishing method, as these baskets are quite big and only large fish are entrapped. Twice a day the adult Wagenya people pull out these baskets to check if there is any fish caught; in which case somebody will dive into the river to fetch it. At the end of each day the product of this ancient way of fishing is divided among all the members of the same family; including also those who did not take direct action into it. The locations where each individual can set his baskets are inherited.

Elver fishing using basket traps, including eel bucks, has been of significant economic value in many river estuaries on the western seaboard of Europe.

The Kuki people of India, Burma, and Bangladesh use many kinds of traps and snares, including the Bawm (basket trap). Ngoituh is a method of using dams and baskets in a flowing river to catch fish.

The Gogodala women of Papua New Guinea earn income from their making of fishing baskets.

The tribes of Jharkhand in India use a unique local bamboo to fashion sturdy fishing baskets.

## Cultural significance

The Dance of Cambodia can involve the carrying of fishing baskets.

The basket stitch on an Aran sweater on the Aran Islands off Ireland signifies the fisherman's basket and the knitter's wish for the recipient's plentiful catch.

## See also

* Corf
* Creel
* Fish trap
* History of fishing
* Putcher fishing

## References

1. ↑ Ghosh, G. K. (2008) (in en). Bamboo: The Wonderful Grass. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-313-0369-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=FH4Bb7dD4qYC&dq=Fishing+basket&pg=PA127.
2. ↑ (in en) Fish, Fishing and Fisheries of Pennsylvania. E. K. Meyers, state printer. 1893. https://books.google.com/books?id=cJI9AAAAYAAJ&dq=Fishing+basket&pg=PA34.
3. ↑ Л. В. Беловинский. Верша // Иллюстрированный энциклопедический историко-бытовой словарь русского народа. XVIII — начало XIX в. / под ред. Н. Ерёминой. — М.: Эксмо, 2007. — С. 86. — 784 с.: — ил. с. — 5000 экз. — ISBN 978-5-699-24458-4.

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Fishing equipment and methods

Fishing tackle

| Fish hook|

* Circle hook
* Gaff
* Hookset
* Sniggle

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Fishing line|

* Braided
* Knots
* Monofilament
* Multifilament
* Power pro
* Swivel

Fishing sinker|

* Arlesey Bomb
* Bombarda
* Downrigger
* Sandsinker

Fishing rod|

* Bamboo fly rod
* Fishing reel
* Fishing rod tapers
* Fly rod building

Fishing bait|

* Bait fish
* Boilies
* Chum
* Clonk
* Groundbait
* Vermicompost
* Worm charming

Plastic bait|

* Deadsticking
* Plastic worm

Fishing lures|

* Artificial fly
* Heddon
* Little Cleo
* Mormyshka
* Original Floater
* Plug
* Sabiki
* Shyster
* Spinnerbait
* Spoon lure
* Spoonplug
* Surface lure
* Swimbait
* Topwater lure
* Zara Spook

Bite indicators|

* Fishing float
* Pellet waggler
* Shortfloating
* Quiver tip

Fishing rig|

* Carolina rig
* Chod rig
* Hair rig
* Texas rig

Apparel|

* Creel
* Diving mask
* Hip boot
* Personal flotation device
* Snorkel
* Waders
* Wetsuit

Other|

* Fish stringer
* Tackle box

Fishing techniques

| Gathering|

* Abalone
* Ama divers
* Clam digging
* Flounder tramping
* Gathering seafood by hand
* Noodling
* Pearl hunting
* Scallop aquaculture
* Trout binning
* Trout tickling

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Spears|

* Bowfishing
* Gigging
* Harpoon
* Hawaiian sling
* Polespear
* Spearfishing
* Speargun
* Trident

Fishing lines|

* Dropline
* Drum lines
* Handline fishing
* Jiggerpole
* Jigging
* Jug fishing
* Longline fishing
* Spin fishing
* Trolling
* Trotline

Fishing nets|

* Cast net
* Chinese fishing net
* Drift net
* Ghost nets
* Gill net
* Glass floats
* Hand net
* Ice jigger
* Lampara net
* Lampuki net
* Lave net
* Lift net
* Seine net
* Surrounding net
* Tangle net
* Trawl net
* Turtle excluder device

Fish traps|

* Almadraba
* Corf
* Crab trap
* Double-Heart of Stacked Stones
* Eel buck
* Fish wheel
* Fishing basket
* Fishing weir
* Lobster trap
* Putcher fishing
* Trabucco

Other|

* Basnig
* Blast fishing
* Cormorant fishing
* Cyanide fishing
* Dredging
* Electrofishing
* Electric pulse fishing
* Fish aggregating device
* Fish toxins
* Fishfinder
* Fishing light attractor
* Flossing
* Ice fishing
* Kite fishing
* Muro-ami
* Otter fishing
* Pa-aling
* Payaos
* Shrimp baiting
* Snagging

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Fisheries and fishing topic areas

Fisheries|

* Aquaculture
* Diversity of fish
* Fish diseases and parasites
* Fish farming
* Fisheries management
* Fisheries science
* Individual fishing quota
* Sustainable fishery
* Overfishing
* Wild fisheries

Fishing|

* Artisanal fishing
* Fisherman
* Fishing vessel
* History of fishing

Industry|

* List of harvested aquatic animals by weight
* By country
* Commercial fishing
* Marketing
* Markets
* Processing
* Products
* Seafood

Recreation|

* Angling
* Big-game fishing
* Catch and release
* Fishing tournaments
* Fly fishing

Techniques|

* Fish trap
* Fishfinder
* Fishing net
* Gathering seafood by hand
* Handline fishing
* Spearfishing
* Trawling
* Trolling

Tackle|

* Artificial flies
* Bait
* Bite indicators
* Hook
* Line
* Lures
* Rod
* Sinker

Locations|

* Fish ponds
* Fishing banks
* Fishing villages
* Marine habitats

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* Index
* Outline
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