Preliminary results on the fishing effectiveness of razor shell (Solen vagina) and chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) used in angling

In this study, the fishing effectiveness, cath per unit effort, retention ratios on hooks and cost amounts of razor shell (Solen vagina) and chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) used as bait in angling were investigated. Experiments were carried out in ？e？me-Ild？r Bay between March-May 2017 with two different stations at a 50-60 m depth and 320 angles. 47% of the fishes caught by the fishing line were caught with chicken while 53% were caught with razor shell. Chicken was found to be 0.07 ± 0.01 fish/hook, and razor shell was 0.08 ± 0.01 fish/hook according to the catch per unit effort (P > 0.05). The percentage of chicken remaining on the hooks was 46.9%, whereas it was 30.5% in the other bait (P ≤0.05). In addition to this, chicken was found to be 100% more profitable in terms of cost. Preliminary results indicate that combined use of chickens and razor shell in angling will be both cost and time of catching