 For poles, Maldivian fishermen use a bamboo or plastic construction pole, typically 10 to in length and capable of handling a fish weighing as much as , with a line and a feathered barb-less hook attached to the smaller end of the pole.The fishermen will go out at the start of a fishing day in their dhoni boats, looking for live bait such as small scads, silver side and sardine, which are kept alive by the specialised fresh seawater circulating system of the dhoni.With bait on board they then go out looking for schools of tuna.