Unique way of using bamboo and nets to create "sure-fire" fishing tools in Ca Mau

In Khanh Binh Dong commune, Tran Van Thoi district, Ca Mau province, there are many old farmers who have devoted their lives to making traps and nets for decades. They live with the determination to preserve and promote the traditional craft left by their ancestors.

In Khanh Binh Dong commune, Tran Van Thoi district, Ca Mau province, there are masters in the craft of making bamboo and nets into tools such as traps and fish traps that are "sure to catch fish".

For people in the West in general and Ca Mau in particular, fishing tools often called "loc" or "lo" are familiar things that stay with them throughout their lives.

Making traps and traps was also considered a traditional occupation that brought significant income to people decades ago. At present, the fish resource is decreasing, this occupation is gradually disappearing. However, there are old farmers who are determined to preserve the profession and pass it on to their children and grandchildren.

Mr. Pham Van Day (75 years old, residing in Khanh Binh Dong commune, Tran Van Thoi district) said that he has been involved in the craft of making traps and traps in the locality for decades; he said he is determined to preserve this traditional craft to pass it on to his descendants. Photo: An An

Among them is Mr. Pham Van Day (75 years old, residing in Khanh Binh Dong commune, Tran Van Thoi district). According to Mr. Day, even he himself does not know when this profession was formed. He only remembers that this is a traditional profession passed down from father to son of the people here.

"Since I was a child, my father taught me how to make traps and traps to catch fish or sell them," Mr. Day said, adding that although this profession cannot make him rich, it can still ensure his life.

Mr. Quach Van Huoi, residing in Khanh Binh Dong Commune, Tran Van Thoi District, Ca Mau Province, said that from bamboo sticks and nets, craftsmen can turn them into "always-on" fishing tools. Photo: An An

Mr. Quach Van Huoi, residing in Khanh Binh Dong Commune, Tran Van Thoi District, said that the profession of making traps and traps in this locality has helped him support his family since the peace . "The profession of making traps and traps to catch fish or sell them, so every family can earn money," Mr. Huoi said.

According to people with experience in the profession like Mr. Day and Mr. Huoi, compared to other professions, making traps and nets is mainly a labor-intensive job, but requires high technical skills. Even the elderly and children can do it in their spare time.

Ms. Nguyen Kieu Diem, residing in Khanh Binh Dong commune, Tran Van Thoi district, said that during the off-season, she and many local youths came to her house to learn how to make traps and nets from skilled workers like Mr. Day and Mr. Huoi. Photo: An An

The tools used to make traps and nets are not expensive or luxurious. They are just bamboo and nets, but through the skillful hands of craftsmen, these almost discarded items become fishing tools that are considered "infallible".

Currently, many traditional craft villages in Tran Van Thoi district are at risk of gradually disappearing, but the craft of making traps and nets is still determined to be maintained by some people. With the desire to continue to keep the fire burning for the traditional craft. At the same time, to pass on to the next generations the ways of catching fish that are typical of the people of the river region of the West.

Source: https://danviet.vn/doc-dao-cach-dung-tre-luoi-che-tao-ra-nhung-loai-dung-cu-bat-ca-bach-phat-bach-trung-o-ca-mau-20241108114933671.htm