Fishing in the foot pond is a fishery operation method that has been a long time ago. Nowadays, society is developing rapidly and a large number of fishery tools have been born. Fishing is a purely mechanical life, and many traditional fishing methods have disappeared.

It was only a few years since Ao Muyang saw fishing at the foot for the last time. Until he was in high school, he would go fishing with Ao Fugui and other friends in this way.

For children, they do this for fun.

People who are serious about making a living by rivers and lakes will not do such things, because this job is most suitable for winter. At that time, it was biting cold. When it was close to below zero, most of their bodies were in water and had to step on the mud barefoot, which was simply torture.

As we all know, water temperature will freeze when it is lower than zero, so the weather is cold but the river water is still above zero. However, the silt at the bottom of the lake is not this temperature, and the temperature of the silt can be lower than zero.

In the past, there was an old man named Ao Guangli in Longtou Village. Ao Muyang's father called him grandfather. When he was a child, the old man liked him very much and often stayed with him.

Old man Ao Guangli is a disabled person. Has lost half of his left foot, which is the result of fishing at the foot.

When he was young, Ao Guangli had to go to the river to find fish in winter because of his livelihood. There was no such thing as electric fish and poisoning fish. Even if there were fishermen, they could not do this. He could only use his ancestors' old career to fish at the foot.

As a result, his feet became numb and he was unconscious. In his words, "When stepping on the fish, he felt the fish's body was hot." Fishing on the feet was to step on the mud pit and look for the fish from the inside. After stepping on the fish, he hooked it up with an iron hook.

At that time, his feet were numb, and the hook penetrated the fish and hooked it on his feet. With a force, the hook pulled a big hole in the soles of his feet.

The poor family had no money to treat it, so they had to wrap it up with cloth. Later, the soles of the feet became inflamed and life-threatening. A doctor in the town kindly helped him to cure it. The treatment method was to cut off half of the soles of the feet...

When talking about this, the old fishermen present sighed again. They had all seen Ao Guangli's broken foot.

But now it's okay. Although the temperature has dropped, the lake water is still not cold. Fishing at footbeds is not tormenting at this time.

Speaking of this, an old fisherman named Ao Zhike wondered: "Miss Chief, I know that fishing at this foot is cold. It must be very cold. So that our feet are hot, and the nest we step on is also hot, so that fish can keep warm into the nest. Now, isn't it?"

Ao Muyang smiled and said, "Fishes enter the nest not for warmth, but for nature. They are born to like to hide in mud nests."

"Even if that's the case, how can I catch crabs?" Another old fisherman was puzzled.

Ao Muyang said: "Because crabs have this nature, they will also drill into mud nests, which are a hiding place for them."

Someone in the old fisherman nodded: "That's the reason. Didn't the old saying go? I'll pick mud nests at the bottom of the river and get a lot of shrimps and crabs."

"The problem is coming again," Ao Zhike touched his beard and said, "There are so many mud nests in Ambergris. Crabs, fish and shrimps, why do you have to drill into our pond?"

"Oh, why are there so many reasons? This is teaching? Are you a teacher like Zhisheng?" An old fisherman was dissatisfied, "If the village chief says he just listen to the village chief."

Ao Muyang smiled and waved his hand: "Uncle, we are not in a hurry. Actually, I don't want to use this method to catch all the crabs, so fishing must be mainly based on crab cages. I want to use this as a gimmick. One is to show it to tourists and make tourists think that our place is fun; the other is to contact the reporter and ask them to report to us."

The old fishermen suddenly realized, and Ao Zhike smiled and said, "You asked us old men to do this work, just to make a gimmick?"

Ao Muyang gave a thumbs up: "Yes, Master Zhike, I declare to the public that this is a lost traditional crab catching skill. At that time, we will follow the method of fishing at foot ponds and calculate as much as we can."

After all, this is a posing event.

However, Ao Muyang is a shameless young man after all, so he decided to mobilize the whole village to cooperate with the posing, so that it doesn't look like a posing.

Of course, crab catching from Ambergris is an activity across the village.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the huge crab catching operation began. The good days for the free-range Yexian crabs and Nanhu crabs have come to an end. They have been happy for a year and are now being delivered to the dining table.

Ao Muyang summoned the village cadres around Ambergris Lake to talk. This time their village will only catch crabs that they can raise, and they will not move the earthy crabs in Ambergris Lake.

If someone touches their crabs, he won't be polite.

If there are poor mountains and bad waters, there are many troublesome people. The problems between the countryside must be solved by fists. It is useless to say more.

Starting from the morning, the women in the village went to the lake with rubber bands, buckets and wooden basins. Everyone sat together in groups of three or five, waiting for the crabs to come out of the water.

The strong young men followed the old fishermen into the water. Because they were going to be photographed, Ao Muyang specifically told everyone to wear uniform clothes, all of which were old-fashioned double-breasted white fish suits.

The sea life is dirty, but the traditional fish suit is white. This may be because the white looks particularly eye-catching on the green or blue water surface, so if something happens, it will be discovered in time.

Ambergris is very deep, with a large area of ​​water level of more than 20 meters. Fortunately, this year, the water level of the lake has decreased and the surrounding areas have become shallower.

Crab catching at the footbed must be carried out in shallow water areas. Ao Muyang was the first to go into the water. He conducted a survey at the bottom of the lake in advance and chose a place where the crabs were densely distributed to get their feet.

Hundreds of men and young men entered the water with a slept, and everyone was wearing swimming trunks. Against the clear lake water, their big and thick legs became darker...

The footbed is simple, just step on the bottom of the lake after entering the water.

The old man Ao Zhike took the lead in making a demonstration: "Remember, when you go straight, you must go straight! Otherwise, you will not find a way when you look back. Also, don't take a special step, just use the steps you usually walk, otherwise it will be difficult to find a pit underwater when you look back."

Some tourists were not easy to fool and said, "The crabs that can be attracted by stepping on mud pits in such shallow water are also crabs around, right? This means there are crabs around, so why not just find them and grab them with your hands?"

Fortunately, Ao Muyang made many preparations in advance. After hearing this, a villager said, "You must have just come to our place, right? You can tell if you go to the lake and take a walk. There are a lot of water plants at the bottom of the lake, and lotus leaves and water chestnut leaves on the water surface. You can't see what's under the lake at all."

Hearing this, the tourists suddenly realized that this really makes sense.

It is not easy to step on mud nests with your feet. Everyone has to communicate with each other to prevent them from getting messed up.

In fact, when stepping on the mud nest, some people feel that they have stepped on the crab. Fortunately, freshwater crabs are not as fierce as sea crabs. When they are touched, they will be scared to escape quickly instead of showing their big claws to start a war.
Chapter completed!