and the distance desired between buoys. Throughout the morning the 

 vessel kept within sight of the gearo Hauling commenced around 

 noon and took about 4 minutes per basket of gearo 



The line was set so that the vessel would be properly 

 oriented to the wind during the retrieving process. If hauling was 

 done from the starboard sidej the line was set with the wind on the 

 port quarter. The gear was then picked up from the end last set, 

 which put the wind on the starboard bow. This made the vessel 

 easier to control and prevented the wind from drifting the vessel 

 over the line. 



The actual setting of the gear can be better understood 

 by referring to figure 6, in which the positions and duties of the 

 crew are indicated. 



The procedure for setting is as follows; 



lo A 30-fathom "sea anchor" branch line is set over the 

 starboard side, 



2, A bamboo pole with the attached float and float line 

 is cast directly over the sternj 



3, A section of the main line is thrown over the star- 

 board sidej 



4, This is followed by a baited branch line; 



5, Procedures in 3 and 4 are repeated alternately till 

 the entire basket is set, then a float and pole assembly is attached; 

 and 



6, The entire procedure is repeated for each basket. 

 At the end of the set another "sea anchor" branch line is set. 



Hauling is done in reverse of the setting order, with the 

 last basket set being the first to be hauled in. The retrieving of 

 the main line was performed by a line hauler^ a type of power winch 

 imported from Japan (fig, 7), Figure 8 gives a diagram of the 

 hauling procedure and a list of the duties of each fisherman. As 

 each branch line reaches the roller, it is unsnapped from the main 

 line and coiled by hand. Meanwhile, an already coiled branch line 

 is snapped onto the loop of the main line after it has gone through 

 the sheaves of the line hauler, A basket is completed upon the 

 retrieving of the float line which is coiled, snapped into the main 

 line, and placed on top of the basket. The assembled basket is 

 then stowed away for the following day's fishing operation. 



If a fish is caught on one of the branches, the line is 

 unsnapped from the main line and the fish pulled by hand to the rail 

 where it is gaffed and brought on board. Large fish, particularly 

 if alWe, require the attention of two or three fishermen. 



