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thereby break the twine of the smaller meshes. I have some- 

 times found even the leather on the rowlocks objectionable on 

 this account, to obviate which, fasten on with tacks about five 

 feet of old cloth or canvas over the gunwale, which will effectu- 

 ally cover all inequalities. 



A trammel of forty fathoms' length will be found quite 

 large enough for general use, and if two of these nets be 

 required I think they should not exceed thirty fathoms each, 

 as they are then very convenient for river-fishing, and for sea- 

 work a long net is at once made by joining the two together. 



The price of a good trammel of the Shrewsbury thread, 

 ready to put into the water, is about i/. 55. or i/. 105-. per ten 

 fathoms, but in France they are procurable at a lower price, 

 yet of such inferior twine that the Guernsey fishermen who use 

 trammels to a considerable extent, have nearly all discarded 

 those of French manufacture. 



The Shrewsbury twine is a patent material, and has been in 

 use for the best quality of flue-nets (the fresh-water appellation 

 of the trammel) for a long period, but its adoption as a 

 material for sea-work is comparatively recent, having been 

 introduced to the notice of the Guernsey fishermen many 

 years since, by a gentleman visiting the island for the sake of 

 sea- fishing. 



Trammels and other nets should be spread on a clean 

 shingle beach or grass field, or hoisted up to dry after using, 

 and all weed picked carefully out ; they should likewise be 

 barked, in common" with other nets, at least once a season. 



All broken meshes should be at once repaired, as ' a stitch 

 in time saves nine.' 



Many yachts on coming to anchor of an evening in a road- 

 stead set this net ; it should, if shot at six or seven, be hauled 

 at about half-past nine P.M. ; it may then be shot again, and 

 hauled at daylight. If left the whole time without examina- 



Ition, the fish will probably be devoured by Crabs, Squid, &c.; 

 to which the Red Mullet generally are the first to fall victims. 

 The Seine. The word * seine ' has been adopted from the 

 French, and signifies any draught-net which forms a bag ; they 

 are made of various length, depth, and mesh, according to 

 



