258 HOOK AND LINE FISHING. 



square to the front, but its vertical position is also pre- 

 served. 



The open tail of the net being closed and securely 

 tied, and the apparatus put overboard from a row-boat, 

 keeping hold of the tow-rope, and taking care that the 

 mouth of the net preserves its position, it should be 

 towed leisurely about, the iron bottom traversing the 

 ground, and the quantity of contents obtained soon 

 leads to a knowledge of the best localities. Should the 

 mouth of the net get foul of any opposing substance on 

 the ground, it is only necessary to push the boat back 

 in the line of its previous course, and the net comes 

 away clear, being thus pulled in the opposite direction. 



When inclined to examine the net, the framework 

 may be raised by the tow-rope, high enough to lodge 

 the wooden beam on the edge of the boat's stern, but 

 higher than that is unnecessary : the tail of the net is 

 to be handed in, untied, and the contents shaken out 

 into a tub for examination. The tail of the net being 

 re-tied, the frame may be lowered and towed about 

 as before ; and while the net is again at work at the 

 bottom, the collector may be engaged over the con- 

 tents of his tub in the boat. 



Of the various sea-fish brought to market a large 

 portion is caught by hooks and lines, more particularly 

 on those parts of the coast where, from the ground 

 being foul, as it is called, uneven in its surface, covered 

 with fragments of hard rock, the water very deep with 

 strong and rapid tides, the effective use of a net is 

 more or less impracticable. 



Two forms or modes of using hooks and lines are 



