Fish Trap

Fishing activities have started since 100,000 years ago. As the times progressed, fishing gear such as fishing hook, spear, net, and fish trap began to be used. Among the Malay community including Indonesia, there is a traditional fish trap that is still used until now that is bubu.

Generally, the bubu is made of woven bamboo that is shaped like a cylinder with the mouth of the bubu that narrows inwards. Bubu takes advantage of the attraction of the fish to the bait so that when the fish get into the bubu and eat the bait, the fish can hardly come out again and eventually get trapped inside. The shape and size of the bubu can be adjusted to the type of fish to be captured so do not be surprised if you see a square shaped, trapezoidal, semicircle, dome, and cone.

Bubu was originally used in freshwater areas such as rivers, reservoirs, irrigation canals, and swamps. However, currently the bubu is also used in the sea and is divided into 6 types depending on how to use it. The six types of bubu are the basic bubbles installed on the seabed using ballast, buoyant buoys mounted just below the surface of the ocean using floats, drifted bubbles drawn by ships, and jermal, ambai, and apolo bubbles that take advantage of tides.

Here are a variety of fish traps that you can apply in fishing, May be useful.