Daubel
The Daubel or the lifting net is a fishing net that is simply lowered to the bottom of the river to catch the fish and lifted again after a while, with the fish just above the net being caught in the net bag. The square net is stretched on elastic bars or arches that are longer than the diagonals of the net. On the one hand they are attached to the four corners of the net, on the other hand they are inserted into the four sleeves of the so-called cross . Depending on the size of the device, a distinction is made between bait fish daubers, hand daubers, land cranes or Zillenkran. The largest staves have a net side length of 4.5 meters. In Lower Austria , a mesh size of at least 40 mm is required.
The net is usually lifted using a cable winch and a pulley that is mounted at the top of a simple crane. In order to increase the success of the catch, short wooden fences are often attached to the flow above the Daubelplatz, perpendicular to the river bank, creating an artificial fish inflow where the fish can collect.
Daubelfischerei is operated in Austria . It is mainly practiced on the border between Thaya and March and in the Vienna area of the Danube .
Web links
- Daubelfischerei. Association of Austrian Workers' Fishing Associations (VÖAFV), accessed on June 11, 2015 .