With only ropes and hands, you dare to shuttle back and forth in the raging rapids to fish.
Such a desperate ancient way of fishing, do you dare to try?
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This is the Mekong River, the junction of Laos and southern Cambodia, and the yellow-brown waters of the river divide into large and small tributaries, nourishing countless creatures here.
Relying on mountains to eat mountains and rely on water to draft water, the Lao people have raised generations of people by relying on the Mekong River.
Kanu is a fishing expert in this area, he needs to solve his own breakfast before fishing, his fishing tools are very simple, take a bamboo in the bamboo forest on the side of the road, and make two clicks, a simple fishing rod is ready, and the fishing line is made of bamboo wire.
Although the fishing tools are very simple, Kanu fishes a lot, and in a little effort, he can catch enough fish.
The small fish is grilled over the fire and served with the seasonings brought at home.
After breakfast, Kanu began his pre-fishing work, fishing in the rapid rivers is dangerous, and modern fishing equipment is difficult to catch here, so the ancient fishing methods have been preserved.
During the dry season, fishermen will make one bamboo dam after another out of tree trunks and bamboo, which are placed in the middle of the river, and through the downward rapids, the fish will be washed onto the bamboo dam.
Because they rely on bamboo dams for fishing, and the raging water here will wash away the bamboo dams, they will check and repair them every day in Kanu.
Kanu, who has lived on fishing for generations, knows the waters very well, and he needs to wait until there are enough fish in the bamboo dam before he wads into the water to collect them
There are more than two hundred species of wild fish in this water, and about 2.6 million tons of fish are caught here every year, and the more special and large the fish, the higher the selling price.
As the rushing river rushed through the bamboo dam, a series of fat and white fish were also washed onto the bamboo dam, and a rare tiger head shark was also washed up.
The sharp-eyed Kanu immediately saw it, and now that he could pass, it was not an easy task to walk in the raging water.
Kanu did not bring any protective facilities, he only clutched the rope connecting the two sides with his hands, relying on his super arm strength to resist the violent impact of the torrent.
The rushing and tumbling river flooded Kanu's head again and again, and the huge impact of the river, as long as one did not pay attention, the person would disappear into the rapids, so he was extremely careful with every step he took.
Through the rope, Kanu successfully climbed the trunk across the middle of the river, which is connected to the bamboo dam, and just walk through the trunk to reach the bamboo dam where the tiger head shark is located
Kanu's harvest today is not bad, and the tiger shark is very large, which is a good start.
Compared to Kanu's luck, the fishermen at the downstream Kampampong Waterfall are not so lucky.
The rivers here are more turbulent and fierce, and the water flowing from a high place can set off a huge wave of 10 meters high to sweep people away.
Here, the rapids can easily wash away the bamboo dam, and if you want to fish here, you can only rely on fishing nets.
But if you only cast a net on the bank of the river, the fishermen will have to return empty-handed, and if they want to catch fish, they must risk fishing under the waterfall where the fish gather.
Niang is a master fisherman in this area, and although the waterfalls are extremely dangerous, he often ventures across the river to catch fish in the waterfalls in order to support his family.
Although crossing the river was dangerous, Niang still thought of a way, and he used scrap cables to pull a simple steel cable bridge between trees during the dry season, but this did not completely guarantee his safety, because the water splashed by the water would wet the steel cables, and the wet steel cables would easily slip up.
After walking through the steel cable, Niang did not go directly to the waterfall, he still had to climb through the mossy stone wall to reach, a long and dangerous fishing road, he had to be cautious and careful, if one step was wrong, he would be swept away by the raging torrent.
After passing through the stone walls, Niang finally reached his ideal fishing spot, where many fish were gathered, and he skillfully threw the nets out and then closed them again.
His efforts were not in vain, two big fish successfully entered the net, perhaps seeing here, some people think that two fish are not worth taking such a big risk, but for Niang as long as he can catch fish, this trip is worth it.
After successfully catching the fish, Niang returned to his family, and if he could, he hoped that his next generation would not take on this dangerous job.
Fishermen who feed entirely on the river, who want to earn enough money to support their families, need to travel back and forth in the rapids every day throughout the rainy season.
The fish caught by the fishermen will be sold to the fish market the next day, and then the fishmongers will use the fastest speed to sell these fresh wild river fish to various places and abroad.
Rare things are more expensive, the larger the rarer the fish, the more popular it is here, and of course the price is higher.
Catching fish at a good price is the daily work goal of every fisherman, life is not easy, every job is not simple, and those who work hard to survive and for their families are worthy of admiration.