Amateur fishing with a "TV"

According to the Rules of Amateur Fishing, amateur anglers now have the opportunity to fish using a previously prohibited method – employing screen nets (also known as "televizory").

A fishing "televizor" is a section of net woven from fishing line (0.14-0.25 mm) or thin nylon thread. A float holder (usually a simple wooden stick) is attached to the top, and a sinker (a piece of thick wire) is located at the bottom. The float and sinker are further connected by a pair of strong cords that pass through the net mesh. These devices were actively used by our ancestors for fishing. In some cases, they were more effective than nets and, importantly, more mobile, allowing the self-setting screens to be placed in snaggy and hard-to-reach areas of lakes and rivers. A dozen screens could yield a decent catch day after day, requiring almost no maintenance.
How to stay within the law? Fishing screens have been legalised in Belarus for use as auxiliary fishing gear. For example, they can be used to catch baitfish. An angler is entitled to use no more than two such devices, and their size must not exceed 1 by 1.5 metres, with a mesh size of no more than 30 mm. Screen nets are prohibited from being set at a distance of less than 50 metres from the mouths and sources of rivers, canals, channels, and streams, as well as from bridges, dams, locks, and pumping stations. Fishing with "televizory" is only permitted during daylight hours. When going to a body of water with a large group or family, a considerable number of screen nets can be set up, which will almost guarantee a catch for fish soup. However, it is worth noting that upon encountering an inspector, you will have to prove that all members of the group participated in the fishing (corresponding to the number of screens). It is unlikely that an inspector will believe that "infant" children were setting up their legally permitted number of "televizory".

Ethical Aspects of Fishing! The law is the law, but for most self-respecting anglers, "tele-visors" (a type of fishing gear) remain a poaching method, and it is quite difficult for inspectors to control such "fishing." It is unlikely that we can rely on the integrity of anglers. There will always be local fishermen who will quickly adapt and commercialize this fishing method, as is currently happening with ice fishing tip-ups. Merry groups of vacationers will also not stay aside, and the "tele-visors" will be lost and forgotten. And our fellow anglers – the spin fishermen – will have to deal with the consequences. Protect nature, friends! Remember that fishing is, first and foremost, relaxation and peace for the soul; the catch is secondary. And the fishing method matters.