Recently, the Jiangnan police in Nanning City cracked a case of illegal hunting, transporting, and buying and selling the "sesame sword" of the national second-level protected wild animals according to the reports of the masses. The case involved 3 suspected men who were well equipped and included 2 electric fishing equipment, 1 flying gun, 6 sets of wetsuits, 3 bottles of oxygen tanks and other hunting tools.
They illegally hunted the "sesame sword" in the waters of the Yongjiang River for 2 consecutive days during the National Day, because the sesame sword is relatively timid, and the large individuals like to stay in the deep water area, so the 3 people simply carry the oxygen tank, put on the diving suit, mask and other equipment to arrest the sesame sword hidden under the water. After landing at three or four o'clock in the morning, in order to prevent the death of the fish, these illegally obtained sesame swords were sent to a rental house not far away for storage, but they were found and reported during the transportation process.
Then the police seized more than 20 live animals and 9 frozen "sesame swords" in the house, a total of 39 tails, weighing 61.9 kilograms, according to their accounts, these sesame swords are sold through the Internet, the price per kilogram ranges from 60 to 80 yuan, roughly calculated that a night can make a profit of several thousand yuan, no wonder they will desperately do such a thing. Coupled with the proceeds of previous illegal trafficking, the total profit is about 30,000 yuan.
In addition to catching in the water, they have also used electric shock equipment for hunting, it is impossible to say that they have committed few crimes, even after the "sesame sword" was listed as a national second-level wild protected animal in February this year, they did not have the intention of stopping, saying that it is impossible to say that they do not know the degree of heat of the sesame sword! It is because of the psychology of luck that the state manages rice and fish, a pair of silver bracelets and a set of single rooms, and the case is still under further investigation.
So what is the origin of the hot sesame sword? In fact, the sesame sword is just a common name, its scientific name is called the spotted turtle, the whole body is free of phosphorus, the body is slender like a sword, the fins are very sharp, plus there are sesame spots on the body, and the sesame-like fragrance is derived from the name. Belongs to large and medium-sized fish, adult fish weigh more than 3 to 5 kilograms, the largest has 15 to 20 kilograms, can be artificially farmed, but can not be artificially bred, the vitality is extremely tenacious, there are anglers once put 3 sesame swords in plastic bags without water, after 9 hours still alive and well.
It also has a most important label, that is, it belongs to the extremely precious freshwater fish, although it is native to Guangxi, but it also exists in large quantities in other provinces, such as Hunan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, etc., perhaps Guangxi's lava landform is more, the water system is developed, so it is more suitable for the survival of sesame sword. The most well-known is the Hongshui River, of which the sesame sword of Tian'e County is the most famous. Although sesame swords were ubiquitous decades ago, but now they are becoming less and less rare, especially large individuals, based on the restriction that can not be artificially bred, before the entire production area could not even catch 10 tons a year, after being listed as a national second-level protected wild animal, its market price is even higher.
Most importantly, there has never been a shortage of foodies since ancient times, and the ancients described it as "meat like gelatin, tender and plump, the world is fresh", and since ancient times, diners have praised it, and some people even called it "the first fish in fresh water"! While eating and eating, people find that after eating the fish, the poetry is more slippery, the painting is more beautiful, and this fish can still supplement the brain? So the study of it, actually found that it is not only delicious but also very nutritious value, with sweet taste, flat, non-toxic, with the effect of tonic fatigue, beneficial to the spleen and stomach, especially fish head, what to eat, healthy brain function!
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Where to get such a delicious fish? In fact, their capture difficulty is still relatively large, because they like to inhabit the rock caves with deep water, or in the bottom rock piles with rapids, the holes and crevices in the stone bi, accustomed to lying out at night, which increases the difficulty of capture, so the wild sesame sword is therefore very precious.
Why is its identity as untouchable as its name? Is it a real sword or a fake sword? Why is it listed as a national second-level protected animal? In fact, 20 years ago, the sesame sword can be said to be more than crucian carp, more than a dozen pounds are common, many pounds of weight are directly lost, 20 years later, the big fish is not there, the small fish will be competed for fishing, what is the reason for it?
First of all, environmental pollution has led to a decline in water quality in many places, and the development of industry will inevitably bring about the discharge of sewage, and many small workshops will bury sewage pipes tens of kilometers away from the river in order to secretly discharge sewage. Although the sesame sword has strong viability, it does not mean that it can continue to resist pollution, and some water bodies will even affect their reproduction of the next generation, and gradually the population will become scarce until it disappears.
The second is the indiscriminate fishing of sesame swords, with the largest catch of electric net workers, especially with the electric fish net fish, the fish simply have no hiding place, where the electric pulse goes, regardless of the size of the fish, the species, and other creatures are all dead and warped, even if they are lucky to escape, they do not have the ability to reproduce the next generation, this is the behavior of the family, more said useless, everyone knows better. And for the cave and other places that ordinary people can't reach, the sesame sword is also in the doom, there is a special diving fishing army to catch, just like the 3 people mentioned above, they are called "water ghosts" in Guangxi, although the equipment is relatively burning money, but selling fish to make money is also fast, and their goal is the sesame sword of the big individual, as long as you catch one is enough!
Here to mention a point, is some of the so-called professional anglers, for the immediate economic interests, specialized in fishing sesame swords, can be described as all-out, all in pursuit of fish for the purpose of fishing, the use of fishing gear includes fishing boats, air cushions, bamboo rows, etc., the use of fishing methods include sea rod array, hook explosion hook, hook longline fishing, and even visual anchor fish, etc., in short, as long as the fish can be landed is the purpose. Before sesame swords were included in the national second-level protected wild animals, and these people were not discussed from a moral point of view, these fishing tackle fishing methods alone were prohibited on many large water surfaces. And each time more than a dozen pounds or even hundreds of pounds of fish can indeed bring considerable benefits, and others are also red-eyed about this kind of thing, so they have followed suit, forming a bad fishing atmosphere.
It can be said that the wild number of sesame swords has shown a cliff-like decline, and continues to survive in the limited population, in fact, it is not the sesame swords that are crazy, but the people who pursue interests, and it is also these people who have forced the sesame swords to a dead end, making it a national second-level wild protected animal in the newly revised "List of Wild Animals under National Key Protection", which is very hot. Nowadays, no matter how you capture the sesame sword, you have to release it, otherwise it is illegal, sustainable development is not cherished, and in the end it is not even qualified to touch, sadly! And some ignorant foodies still clamor to eat them, and there is no killing without buying and selling, which has led some lawbreakers to take risks and go astray.
Although the sesame sword has been included in the ranks of the national second-level protected wild animals, for anglers, it is still beneficial to properly understand its fishing methods, in case one day it can be fished after being downgraded, there is no need to consult others everywhere.
For the choice of fishing spots, because the sesame sword lives at the junction of the underground dark river and the aboveground Ming River, these places are preferred, of course, in the place of rock piles, obstacles are also OK, while paying attention to the color of water quality, to turbid slightly yellow mud color water is better.
For the choice of bait, since the sesame sword belongs to carnivorous fish, so pig liver, duck liver, coarse earthworm is the first choice, you can properly seal these bait with a plastic bag for a period of time, to emit a slight odor is better, and then cut into strips of hooks.
Sesame sword is timid, like to move in inaccessible places, such as the middle of the water, so throwing rod for fishing is the best way, here to say about the use of fishing line, because they haunt the place of obstacles, so it is necessary to use wear-resistant carbon line, as well as anti-bite line, other fish hook size and line number are different depending on the size of the fish body.