Goat — for radiating fish. The goat was attached to the bow of the boat. The goat consists of a curved iron handle, to which thinner iron rods are welded from the sides, bent at right angles at the ends, so that in general the whole projectile has the appearance of an oblong brazier about a yard long. The end of the handle is attached to the bow of the boat in such a way that the goat is slightly higher than the latter, at least a yard from the water, which is necessary to illuminate as much space as possible.

Actually, the radiation is produced as follows, taking with them a sufficient supply of smolya, when it gets completely dark, they light a fire on a goat and drive along the river, sticking to shallow places — from a yard to two and no more than a fathom. One of the fishing participants is rowing slowly, sitting in the stern, trying not to gurgle with an oar, that is, not to take it out of the water; the other is standing in the bow, holding a spear ready, and as soon as he notices a standing fish, gives a sign to the oarsman to hold the boat or steer it to the side and pierces the fish with a spear.

The best lighting material for the beam is the so–called smolye, that is. small logs and splinters, chopped from resinous pine stumps and giving the brightest and longest flame. Smolye is always prepared in advance, back in August and July, and dried as best as possible; otherwise it burns darker, moreover with a crackle that frightens sensitive fish. In the absence of smolya, you can be content with dry luchina, dry, finely chopped birch firewood, birch bark.Goat — for radiating fish. The goat was attached to the bow of the boat. The goat consists of a curved iron handle, to which thinner iron rods are welded from the sides, bent at right angles at the ends, so that in general the whole projectile has the appearance of an oblong brazier about a yard long. The end of the handle is attached to the bow of the boat in such a way that the goat is slightly higher than the latter, at least a yard from the water, which is necessary to illuminate as much space as possible.

Actually, the radiation is produced as follows, taking with them a sufficient supply of smolya, when it gets completely dark, they light a fire on a goat and drive along the river, sticking to shallow places — from a yard to two and no more than a fathom. One of the fishing participants is rowing slowly, sitting in the stern, trying not to gurgle with an oar, that is, not to take it out of the water; the other is standing in the bow, holding a spear ready, and as soon as he notices a standing fish, gives a sign to the oarsman to hold the boat or steer it to the side and pierces the fish with a spear.

The best lighting material for the beam is the so–called smolye, that is. small logs and splinters, chopped from resinous pine stumps and giving the brightest and longest flame. Smolye is always prepared in advance, back in August and July, and dried as best as possible; otherwise it burns darker, moreover with a crackle that frightens sensitive fish. In the absence of smolya, you can be content with dry luchina, dry, finely chopped birch firewood, birch bark.