170 THE SKOTT-NAT. 



The Skott-nat is made of very fine twine, and the 

 weights and floats are of the lightest descriptions. The size 

 of the meshes is adapted to the kind of fish for which it is 

 used. The length is commonly from fifty to sixty feet, and 

 the depth from four to six feet ; that is, if intended for a 

 single hand, but if for two hands, it is of more considerable 

 size. 



The Skott-nat is seldom used, excepting on fine and 

 calm summer days, when the finny tribe seek the shallows. 

 It is then cast out in silence immediately near to reeds, 

 bordering the shores of a lake or river, or it may be among 

 them ; and when the net is fixed, the fisherman commences 

 splashing and disturbing the surrounding water, thereby to 

 drive the fish into the toils. 



THE PULS. 



For this purpose he makes use of a Puls. This consists 

 of a slender pole, fourteen to sixteen feet in length, the 

 upper end of which is flattened and pointed, to render 

 its insertion in the bottom easier, when used to fix 

 the boat. The other extremity has a clump of wood, 

 conical in shape, and hollow inside which being driven 

 downwards into the water, creates by its size, and 

 the air contained in it, the greater commotion and 

 noise. 



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