Fishing reel opening the face of the reel allowing the line to run off the side of the spool when released in the cast. The centrepin reel is historically and currently used for coarse fishing. Instead of a mechanical drag, the angler's thumb is typically used to control the fish. Fishing in the margins for carp or other heavy fish with relatively light tackle is very popular with a 'pin' and is often used for 'trotting' a method in which a float on the line suspends a bait a certain depth to flow with the current along the waterway. During the 1950s
Fishing industry in Brunei net ("rantau") hangs from buoys ("patau") which float on the surface of the water. This method of fishing is used to catch fish like "tamban" (sardines) which swim in shoals near the surface. Drift net fishing usually takes place at night and in the early morning, and is an offshore fishing method. In deep seat trawling, the net is dragged along the sea bed using the fishing boats called "trawlers". This technique is used both for inshore and offshore commercial fisheries. A "bubu" is a large box- or conical-shaped trap used to catch large fish like red snapper and grouper.