44 APPARATUS. 



is only necessary to have stronger lines and no 

 gut. The hook of the largest kind is fastened by 

 some loose twine covered with brass or copper 

 wire, in fact, a very large kind of gimp, as, if the 

 line is not guarded in this way, the fish will bite 

 clean through it and escape. The leads used are 

 very heavy, and often have wires let into them in 

 the form of creepers. Lines in general are only 

 varied in strength according to the kind of fish to 

 be sought for. 



HOOKS. 



There are many kinds of hooks made for the 

 fishermen of our coast, and for other markets, 

 which are known by various local means ; but I 

 think it better to give the names generally known 

 and applied to hooks for the West Indian market 

 The names are as follow : 



Full stout hogfish . . . No. 1 sea. 



Fullhogfish 2 



Small ,, 3 



