SHRIMPING AND LINE-FISHING 



Before we leave the subject of long-line fishing we 

 must notice that done in winter by the Yarmouth and 

 Cromer deep-sea fishermen when they are not trawling 

 or after the herring. Most of it is done from "hatch- 

 boats," large single- or two-masted smacks like those used 

 for trawling, but differing in that they have a well a 

 part of the hold into which water can be run ; for the 

 men are often away some days at a time, and the fish 

 cod and ling have to be brought back alive. 



If the North Countrymen's lines were "long," those 

 found here are unspeakable as regards length ; from seven 

 to ten miles of line are paid out by the hatch-boats, 

 often carrying five thousand hooks at a time. The ground 

 is the Dogger, the bait whelks and cuttle-fish. The 

 method of setting the lines is the same as that already 

 described. 



There is another kind of tackle a short long-line, 

 worked on the same principle, and known as a " bulter." 

 The Sussex fishermen use it with cuttle-fish bait for 

 congers, skate, and hake, shooting it from large rowing- 

 boats. 



