bit well 



Table 5 Relation of Fishing Time to Biting 



AsOO-8;00 a„m. 8:00 a. ra, -4-500 poin. 4.^00-10;00 p<,m. 



number of schools 5^ 105 4.1 



oer cent 93 77-v 79 



j s 90^ 



bit poorly "™'^^^ of .schools 4 31/ 11 



per cent 7 13 21 



According to Table 4j which is based on actual operations, the fish 

 bite better in cloudy weather than in clear weather. The data for rain 

 and fog conditions are too scanty to be relied on, but they do not neces- 

 sarily Indicate worse conditions than prevail in clear weather. It appears 

 that wind force has no bearing on how the fish bite. 



Table 5 shows the results of actual observations of the relationship 

 between the time of day and the v/ay the fish take the bait. 



Paragraph 4 Catching the Fish 



1, Operation of the Fishing Boat 



(1) Measures taken with regard to the school 



The Fisheries Experiment Station has consulted fishermen in all areas 

 on the question of how the boat should be maneuvered with respect to the 

 school in order not to lower the rate at #iich the fish bite and in order 

 to get the best possible catcho Their answers indicate that operations 

 should be conducted as follows? 



(a) The boat should cut around the head of the school and throw baito 

 (Fukushima Prefecture, Ibaragi Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Miyazaki 

 Prefecture 5 Kagcshima Prefecture) » 



(b) The boat should move to the rear of the school and throw bait„ (iwate 

 Prefecture) „ 



(c) The boat should approach so that the school is up wind, (Mie Prefec- 

 ture) „ 



(d) The boat should approach so that the school is between the boat and 

 the sun, (Mie Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture). 



With regard to sedentary schools which live on a reef, 



(a) It makes no great difference how the boat approaches, (Kumamoto 

 Prefecture) 



(b) The boat should appro'-ch the densest part of the school, (Miyazaki 

 Prefecture) 



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