skate of gear. Float lines were varied in length from 1 to 10 fathcans; thus, the 

 gear fished at all depths between the surface and 10 fathoms, probably a little 

 deeper because of the sag in the line between floats. 



CORKS 



FLAG mRKER 



BAMBOO POLE 



BUOY 



LEAD 

 TffilGHTS 



16" RUBBER FLOAT 



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BRAITCH LINE (GANGION) 

 ■HOOK 



FIGURE 14 - MAKE-UP OF SURFACE LONG- LINE. THE GEAR WAS FLOATED FREE FROM THE VESSEL AT 



VARYING DEPTHS. (nOT DRAWN TO SCALE) 



Setting and hauling long line 



All sets were made in the daytime; therefore, no data on effectiveness 

 of this gear at night was obtained. In setting, the skates were tied together 

 and piled on the stem deck, and the bamboo flagpole floats were tied to each end 

 of the string. One flagpole was thrown overboard, and while the vessel maintained 

 very slow headway, the line was paid out over the stem. Each hook was baited 

 just before it went overboard, and the rubber floats were attached at the end of 

 each skate. Bait was frozen herring and frozen sqxiid, and the hook was inserted 

 through the head or tail so that the bait would hang loosely and move in the water 

 with the flow of the current. As each hook was baited, the gangion was attached 

 by a snap-on connector to a 5/S-inch brass ring on the main line and thrown clear. 

 When the string was completely out, the second flagpole was dropped overboard and 

 the gear allowed to drift freely for the desired time. 



Sets were of three to four hour duration, and during this time the ves- 

 sel trolled in the generad area or stood by the gear during bad weather and low 

 visibility. On one occasion, in patch fog, it was necessary to hold on to one end 

 of the gear for fear of losing it. As in the case of the gill-net fishing, all 



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