These are the ways the boats are maneuvered in the various areaSj 

 but since (a) and (b) are contradictory no definite conclusion can be 

 drawn. These are customs of many years" standing j or else they are 

 based on the individual ideas of the fishing captains, however>, with the 

 development of fishing boats and especially their increased speed it is 

 probably necessary for each individual to decide on the approach to be 

 adopted in a given situation without being needlessly bound by old customSo 



(2) Measures taken with regard to the method of fishing 



Since ancient times there has been a regional distinction between 

 the two methods of fishing from the port or starboard side of the boato 

 If we consider the present patterns of operations in various localities, 



(a) In the Kagoshiraa area cnce the school is sighted the boat heads in 

 the same direction as the school, bait is thrown to bring the school to 

 the port side, and the boat is allowed to drift with the wind on the 

 starboard beam^ Fishing in this way with the wind at one's back is 

 supposed to make the fishing lines carry out to their fullest extent and 

 extend the radius of operation by that much, and also to speed up the 

 fishing by preventing lines from getting tangled together o This method 

 of fishing from the port side is widily practised in western Japan„ 



(b) In the Shizuoka area when the school comes up to the bait, the boat- is 

 stopped with its starboard side downwind and the fishing is done from the 

 starboard side. 



(0) In cases where the school is dense and the fish are biting extremely 

 well so that there is no danger of losing them no matter how operations 

 are conducted, after the approach is made by method (a) or (b) , if the 

 situation permits, fishing may be done from both sides of the vessel. 



It is wrong to set up restrictions on operations such as is done 

 by methods (a) and (b) o Fishermen should be trained to respond immediately 

 to the school and should be able to begin fishing quickly on either side 

 of the boato The methods of fishing only from the port or the starboard 

 side are bad doctrine o 



With modern skipjack boats having fishing platforms from bow to stern 

 and "one greatest possible number of fishermen, we should bring the schools 

 up to the bait skilfully so as to be able to fish from both sides of the 

 boato 



2, Operation of the fishing gear 



ll?hen the boat has approached the school and is in a position to fish 

 the following procedures are generally employed„ 



(1) Dispositic^n of personnel 



In order to V^.;.n fishing the following assignment of tasks is 

 madeo 



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