Island, people usually do not use clam hoes. Also, they only
use their bare hands or ssuge even when they are catching
small octopuses. This culture is the direct result of having an
ultra-fine grained tidal flat.
In Jangbong Island, they do not use the word ‘ssuge’. Both
ssuge and hand hoe are just called ‘homi’ (hand hoes) such lugworm
hand hoe and long hand hoe, and though they were
mostly used in catching lugworms in the past, they are now
used in catching small octopuses.
Ggalggori (hand rake)
It is a tool with 4–5 thick bent steel tines that is used in collecting
shellfishes, such as surf clams and manila clams. People
usually hand make these hand rakes. When one scrapes tidal
flat with low mud contents using a hand rake, it separates
the clams from the sediment (The Compilation Committee
for Siheung City History, 2007). There are newly developed
hand rakes for the tidal flat ecotourism purpose, but they are
too light for long hours of clam collection. Hand rakes
used in Gyeonggi Bay area are generally uniform in shape
(Fig. 9).
Shovel (spade or small spade)
Mud octopus shovels are mostly used by men, and they have
shorter handle and narrower blade than the regular shovels.
Local people call it ‘garae’ or ‘jonggarae’. They are used to