THE DRAGG AND THE KRAKA. 



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so that the Tafsar have only to be attached to the line as it 

 is paid off. 



FIG. 1. 



FIG. 2. 



THE DRAGG AND THE KRAKA. 



As it not unfrequently happens that the Vettar, which 

 mark the position of the Lang-ref, get loose, and are carried 

 away, or that the line separates by fouling, the fisherman, 

 for its recovery, makes use either of a small iron Dragg 

 (Fig. 1) ; or of a Kraka (Fig. 2), consisting of the lower 

 portion of a young bushy tree ; this being weighted with 

 stones (as seen in the sketch), detains it at the bottom. 



The Flott-ref, or floating-line, contrary to the last men- 

 tioned, always swims (by means of Flarn placed at four- 

 teen or fifteen fathoms apart), at or very near to the surface ; 

 and to prevent its being carried away by vessels sailing 

 over it, or by storms, it is moored to heavy stones, with 

 buoys attached at intervals. It is commonly set over 

 night, or early in the morning, and though seldom taken 



