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Remote River Man - Bow and arrow fishing
Though I normally conduct my river expeditions solo, during my 5 week exploration of the upper Rewa River in central Guyana I was accompanied by ...
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Kevin Casey
7:37 AM on May 24, 2012
Yes, Mark, I tend you use just a handline off a plastic spool. Don't really have room for a pole in my pack, and don't trust the strength of telescopic ones. The places I get into are so remote that there is no shortage of fish, and no competition from other fishermen, so a handline works fine.
Very interesting. I think I read that you don't use fishing poles on these rivers? Just a line?
A spectacular exhibition of a bush skill that is very rare in this century... indigenous subsistence fishing with a bow and arrow made completely from forest materials. I was priviledged to be able to film it...
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