THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION. 329 
LINEs. 
559. Tub of deep-water or Grand Bank cod trawl, with anchor, buoy, black ball, and 
staff. 
560. Tub of inshore cod trawl, including anchor, buoy, black ball, and staff. 
561. Tub of haddock trawl, including anchor, buoy, black ball, and staff. 
562. Skate of halibut trawl, including anchor, buoy, black ball, and staff. 
563. Georges cod hand line in tub, complete. 
564. Nantucket shoals or rip cod hand line. 
565. Pollock hand line. This hand lineis used by fishermen from the deck of a vessel 
for capturing pollock in inshore waters. 
566. Mackerel line and jig, used in jigging for mackerel, 
568. Blue-snapper line. Used in mackerel fishery with a plain hook instead of jig. 
569. Squid line with jig attached. Used in catching squid for bait. 
570. Smelt spreader with smelt hooks. 
571. Pacific coast trawl line. Used for catching rock-fish, halibut, flounders, and 
other fishes from Cape Flattery to San Diego. 
572. Sturgeon set line. 
These lines are usually a mile or two in length, and are made to carry upward of 
of a thousand hooks. They are used on the Upper St. Lawrence and eastern end of 
Lake Ontario for catching sturgeon. 
ANGLING Exuipir By ABBEY & IMBRIE, OF NEW YORK. 
Exhibit of Tackle for Sea Fishing. 
Striped-bass rod, made of noibwood, two tips, short rubber butt, German-silver 
mountings, 7 feet long. 
Tarpon rod, made of noibwoed, two tips, short rubber butt, German-silver mount- 
ings, 6} feet long. 
Split bamboo rod, for sea fishing. Two pieces, with extra tip, German-silvyer mount- 
ings, 74 feet long. 
Blue-fish rod, Calcutta bamboo. Two pieces, German-silver mountings, 7% feet long. 
Landing net, with steel collapsing frame and bamboo handle. 
Steel gaff for tarpon and yellowtail. Patent automatic gaff. 
Leather rod rest for heavy fishing. 
Best quality reel for tarpon and yellowtail fishing, made of German silver and hard 
rubber, with Abbey & Imbrie’s patent compensating steel pivot bearings. 
Nickel-plated reel for tarpon and yellowtail fishing, with Abbey & Imbrie’s patent 
compensating steel pivot bearings. 
Striped-bass reel, made of German silver and hard rubber, with Abbey & Imbrie’s 
patent compensating steel pivot bearings. 
The “‘Imbrie”’ reel, made of German silver and hard rubber, with patent compen- 
sating steel pivot bearings. 
Hard-rubber and nickel-plated reel for weak-fish, with patent compensating steel 
pivot bearings. 
Nickel-plated striped-bass reel, with patent compensating steel pivot bearings. 
Tarpon line on spool, made of best quality linen No. 21 thread, 600 feet long, tested 
to 36 pounds. 
Striped-bass line on spool, made of best quality linen No. 18 thread, 300 feet long, 
tested to 34 pounds. 
Weak-fish line on spool, made of best quality linen No. 12 thread, 150 feet long, tested 
to 22 pounds. (Two spools connected. ) 
Striped-bass line on block, made of best quality linen No. 15 thread, 300 feet long, 
tested to 28 pounds. 
Weak-fish line on block, made of best quality linen No. 9 thread, 150 feet long, tested 
to 16 pounds. (Two blocks connected.) 
Best quality hard braided linen line for hand fishing, 300 feet long. 
Two hanks (84 feet each) best quality braided cotton line for hand fishing. 
“Extra-strength”’ braided silk line for heavy fishing in fresh water, tested to 33 
pounds, 150 feet on each block. (Two blocks connected. ) 
-“Extra-strength”’ braided silk line, waterproofed, tested to 28 pounds, 75 feet on each 
card. (Four cards connected. ) 
Pocket tackle box, containing 1 striped-bass spinner, 1 pearl weak-fish squid, one-half 
dozen bronze forged hooks for sea fishing, 1 knit thumb stall, one-third 
dozen sinkers, assorted, one-third dozen swivels. 
Six-swivel ‘‘dipsey”’ sinkers, assorted. Box lead ‘“‘ worm”? sinkers. 
One-half dozen highest quality heavy double-gut leaders, 3 feet long. 
