Fishing gear used without nets in Bangladesh include various types of traps, wounding gears like spears, and hook and line fishing techniques. Common traps discussed are Anta, Benta, Polo, Harol, Icha Chai and Kholoi which are made of split bamboo and wood. They are used to catch small fish species. Spears like Konch and Teta have bamboo handles with iron tips or hooks and are thrown or used to wound fish like Shol and Gozar. Hook and line techniques involve hand lines with or without wheels, and simple hand-held lines like Sip, Tana Barshi, Choto Barshi and Kecho Barshi to catch various fish species using earthworms

2. Fishing Gear (Without Net)
Course Title: Fish Harvesting & Handling Lab/Field Work
Course Code: FIMS3104
Group: 04

3. Group : 04
Name Roll

4. Fishing Gear
Fishing Gear any form of
equipment, implement, tool or
mechanical device used to
catch, collect or harvest fish.
Fishermen in many parts of
Bangladesh catch fish with
their hands

5. Types of Fishing Gear
 Fishing nets
 Traps
 Hooks and lines
 Spears and harpoons
 Mechanized pumps

6. Fishing Traps

7. Fishing Traps
A fishing trap is a trap used for fishing. Trap fishing is a passive fishing technique of
ancient origin.
Fishing traps are mostly bamboo and wooden made mechanical device used in
shallow water by both professional and non professional fishermen. It is very difficult
to classify the traps because same device has difficult names in different dristrict.
Different traps seen in different parts of the country are Bega, Darkee, Anta, Tepai,
Dheal, Cheng, Chari, Chandi Bair, Bana, Polo, Raboni, Anga etc.

8. Anta
• Basket shaped, made of split bamboo with two or three entrances.
• There is an opening on the trap for collecting fish. Based on trap doors.
Physical Structure

9. Operation
The trap is sunken (1 to 1.5 feet below from water surface) in shallow, where small current
is present during early morning and evening Checked up every one or two hour interval.
Catch composition
Usually small fishes including Tengra, Punti, Chanda, Khalisha, Gur-koi small prawn etc.
Price
80-100 taka

10. Benta
Physical Structure
⁎ Rectangular box shaped. Made of split bamboo tied with jute rope or cane.
⁎ Benta consists of two doors from its apex for fish opening. Small opening present at its
apex for collect the fish.

11. Size
Height: 2 to 2.5 feet Length: 3 to 4 feet
Width: 0.3 to 0.5 feet Gap between two bamboo sticks: 0.5 to 1 cm.
Operation
Set in shallow part of the Beel with the help of bamboo pole or tree branches during
early morning or evening
Catch composition
Mainly small fishes, Baim, Koi, Punti, Tengra, Kaski, Mola, Moya, Chapila, Chanda,
Khalisha, Gur-koi small prawn etc.
Price
120-150 taka

12. Polo
Physical structure
 Bell shaped, both ends are open.
 Upper opening smaller and used for collecting
trapped fishes.
 Made of split bamboo.
Size
Height1-2 feet, Diameter of upper portion and lower
portion 0.8-1.0 feet and 1-2 feet respectively, gap between
two bamboo splits: 0.7-1.0 cm.

13. Operation
Fishermen presses this trap on the bottom mud in shallow water and put his hand
through the top opening for catching trapped fishes.
Catch composition
Varieties of species including Koi, Boal, Shol etc.
Price
200-450 taka

14. Harol
Physical structure
 Long box like trap with a door extending
from its base to its apex.
 Made of split bamboo sticks tied with
creeper or cane. Small opening at the apex
for collecting fish.

15. Size
Height: 3-4 feet Length: 2-3 feet
Width: 1.5-2.5 feet Gap Between Two Bamboo Sticks: 1-4 cm
Operation
Used in shallow portion of the Beel. In front of harol a barrier is created with split bamboo.
The trap checked up every one or two hour interval.
Catch Composition
Usually large sized fishes, such as Carpio, Rui, Catla, Boal, Taki, Shol, Gazar, Shal, Baim etc.
Price
250-500 taka

16. Icha Chai
Physical Structure
Icha chai is a triangular or cylindrical shaped trap made of bamboo splits and threads.
Size
The length and the width are typically about half and quarter of a meter respectively

17. Operation
 The device has small trap doors at one end and the other
end remain close by a rope and also used to collect fish.
 The trap is kept at the shore area where the intensity of the
water flow is low and generally operated at the night period.
 Bait is used to lure the fish.
Catch composition
This trap is used in the whole area to catch Baim (Mastacembelus armetus) and prawn.
Price
300-400 taka

18. Kholoi
Physical structure
 Bell shaped, circular or oval in shape.
 One side is open.
 Made of split bamboo.
 This device is used to store catch fish by net or by
fish trap.
Price
50 - 80 taka

19. Name of the trap Coast
(Taka)
Material
s
Person Boat Species
Local
name
English
name
Anta Box trap 80-100 Split
Bamboo
01 No Tengra, Punti, Chanda, Khalisha, Gur-
koi
Benta Box Trap 120-150 Split
Bamboo
01 No Baim, Koi, Punti, Tengra, Kaski, Mola,
Moya, Chapila, Chanda, Khalisha, Gur-
koi small prawn
Polo Bell Shaped
Trap
200-450 Split
Bamboo
01 No Koi, Boal, Shol
Harol Box Trap 250-500 Split
Bamboo
01 No Carpio, Rui, Catla, Boal, Taki, Shol,
Gazar, Shal, Baim
Icha chai Tubular Trap 300-400 Bamboo
Splits
01 No Baim and prawn.

20.  High species and size selectivity
 Low energy requirement in operation
 Excellent condition of the catch which are usually alive when caught
 High market value of the catch
 Traps can be made from locally available materials
 Traps are relatively difficult to operate and haul during rough weather
 High loss rate during operation
 Ghost fishing by lost traps leading to unwanted fishing mortality
Advantage of traps
Disadvantage of traps

21. Wounding Gears

22. • Wounding fishing gears were made up of bamboo, wood shifts with forks or group of iron points.
These devices were used when large fishes float or drift on the surface water.
• This fishing devices (Spears) are used to catch fish by throwing or wounding fishes.
Wounding Gears
We have found two types of spears in Noakhali
1. Konch
2. Teta

23. Konch
Physical Structure
• Konch having more than 10 pieces of bamboo splits are firmly fixed in a bunch.
• The pointed ends of the bamboo splits are covered with sharp and pointed iron caps to increase the
efficiency.

24. Mode of operation
• The konch is thrown at the fish with great force so that the prongs pierce the fish. It is normally
operated by the fishermen from a or embankment.
• It was operated in shallow water to catch bottom and pelagic fishes. The sharp end of the prong
wounds the fish.
• During fishing, operator aims the target fish and throws the gear towards the fish..fisherman then
collects wounded fish.
Catch composition
• Fish caught by this gear are Shol (Channa striatus), Gozar (Channa marulius), Taki (Channa punctatus)

25. Teta
Physical structure
• Teta is a wounding gear made of a long bamboo handle about 2 to 4 m long and several iron hooks with
iron rod at the base.
• The length of iron rod is about 60 to 65 cm with hooks at the apex.
• The iron rod with hooks is tightly tied with the bamboo handle by coconut thread or iron wire.
Operation
• Same as konch
Catch composition
• The fisherman throws the gear to target species like Boal (Wallago attu), Shoal (Channa striatus), Taki
(Channa punctatus), Bele (Glossogobius giuris) and others fish species.

26. Fig. Teta

27. Name of The
Wounding Gear
Length
of
Handle
(meter)
Person
Needed
Boat Caught
Species
Season
Local
Name
English
Name
Konch Spear 2-3 01 No Shol, Gozar, Taki All
Teta spear 2-4 01 No Boal, Taki, Gozar
Bele and others
fish species
All
Table 2: Different types of wounding gears used for fishing in Noakhali

28. Need skilled person
Fishing is not possible in deep area
Fish are injured by spear so fish spoilage accelerated
Spear fishing is not profitable
• Easy to catch
• Operation of these gear is simple
• Spears can be made locally
Advantage of spear
Disadvantage of spear

29. Hook & Line

30. Hooks
A fish hook or fishhook is a device for catching fish either by impaling them in the mouth or, more rarely,
by snagging the body of the fish. Fish hooks have been employed for centuries by anglers to catch fresh
and saltwater fish.
Local people are used different types of hooks that are varying with size and shape for catching
various types of fish such as Boal, Koi, Taki, Tengra, Rui, Katla etc
Types of hooks
a. J hook
b. Circal hook

31. J hook:
J-hooks are manufactured with the point of the hook parallel to the shank of the hook creating a J-shape.
Circle hooks:
Circle hooks are manufactured with the point of the hook turned perpendicularly to the shank forming a
circular shape.

32. Line Fishing
 Fishing by means of hand or long lines with baited hooks is known as line fishing. A fishing line is a
cord used or made for angling.
Types of Line Fishing
There are various type of line fishing in Bangladesh but we only found two types of line fishing, these
are given bellow:
1. Hand line with wheel
2. Hand Line without wheel

33. Hand line with wheel
• This line is operated by wheel. When fish get stuck with the hook, the wheel is operated to coil the cord.
• The length of the cord may be 50-60 m.
• Catchable species are Labeo rohita, Catla catla, Cirrhinus mrigala, Labeo calbasu, etc.

34. Hand line without wheel
Sip (usually used in game fishing)
• The rod of local sip is made of still, hook are tied one end of the line.
• This type of line is used in game fishing.
• Main caughy species are Boal (Wallago attu), Kalibaus (Labeo
calbasu), Rui (Labeo rohita) and Mrigal (Cirrhinus migala) are the
main fish species caught by this gear.
• Market price of this device starts from 1800 to 3000 taka.

35. Sip or Barshi (usually used in rural area)
• Sip or barshi is a very simple barbed hook tied with one end of a line and the other end with a
bamboo stick.
• Earth warm and small prawn is used as bait.
• Main fish species caught by this type of gear are kalibaus (labeo calbasu), koi (anabas testudineus),
shing (heteropneustes fossilis), punti (puntius spp.), Tengra (mystus vittatus) etc.

36. Tana Barshi
• Tana Barshi contains one or two baited hooks having no float, is used to catch mainly
snakehead,great snakehead and wallago fish. Where small frog, various types small
fish are used as bait in the hook.
• Boal (Wallago attu), Shol, Taki, Gozar are the main fish species caught by this gear.
Choto Barshi
• Choto barshi is a type of gear which have a small stick, small thread and sigle hook.
• Main caught species are Koi (Anabas testudineus), Shing (Heteropneustes fossilis),
Punti (Puntius spp.), Tengra (Mystus vittatus) etc.

37. Kecho Barshi
• This type of barshi is having small stick.
• This type of barshi is quite known among the
children of rural area.
• Catchable species are Punti (Puntius spp.), Rita
(Rita rita), Tengra (Mystus vittatus), Kalibaus
(Labeo calbasu), Rui (Labeo rohita) etc.