Summary:
In shallow waters at low tide, one or more persons muddy the waters with their hands and feet. It involves feeling the surface of the river bed in shallow waters to catch fish. Holding the bamboos vertically on either side, two fishermen move in shallow water like sluice gates. Later, the kerosene lamp took its place.An array of locally available materials are used with brilliance to catch fish in the nearby inlet or backwater. At times, a knife or a blunt weapon is also used to stun the fish.