lautnusantara.com - Huhate at a glace is similar to the other fishing rod, but huhate gear is more conventional. Its gear made from bamboo pole that have flexibility. Huhate is an fishing technique that commonly use by fishermen on east Indonesia region. Non-barbed hook then attached on the end of it with a nylon fishing line. Sinker also added to helps the fisher navigate their hook to the waters. This technique usually use a live bait such as anchovies. This anchovies is kept alive to be more attractive for the skipjack school. At the hook it is common to put it with chicken feather pr plastick rope to trick the skipjack.

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First thing to do is the fishermen preparing all the gear and live bait. After all is set, the fishing boat went to look for area where the school of fish is located. It is done by an ‘observer’ using telescope on the boat bridge. When the school of fish is spotted then abserver also identify the direction which fish swimming. All the fishers must be ready on their position at this point while the boat is approaching from the side. The way boat approach the school of fish is must be done from the side, it can’t come from behind.

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The bait then thrown to the water after fish distance is thought to be within reach and fish is led to the bow. Throwing the bait must be done as quick as possible so that fish can follow the bait toward the bow. When the bait is thrown, the boat turns on the water spray engine which is making fish view to be blurry and so the fish stay near the boat. When the fish is starting to approach the boat, boat engine will be turned off. Fishing process is now starting and it must be done quickly because the school of fish can be disappeared at any moment. This step usually just take 15-30 minutes until it is finished. When it feel like fish get caught on the hook, the fishers will quickly pull the rod so that the fish will land on the boat and automatically off the hook. This step is done so fast and repeatedly.