stilt fishing.... the people of thiland and sri-lanka have been doing it for centuries... the stilt is firmly planted into the ground and the fisherman sits in a basket... get this though... no-one ever takes his spot... most of the people you see stilt fishing are "commercial fishermen" what they catch range from specific types of "high interest fish" to shrimp...
either PBS or Discovery channel had a segment about the stilt people last year... it was pretty interesting but.... i'll still take my waders..
http://www.realbuzz.co.uk/travel/stiltfishing.htm
http://www.passplanet.com/photos/pho...ishermen_7.jpg
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asi.../photo5455.htm