418 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
toward the water. On the top of this a bell is arranged so that it will 
swing clear of the top of the pole. In olden timesa calabash with shells 
inclosed took the place now occupied by the bell. A block and fall is 
also attached to the pole close to the top, and a long line, with hook at 
the end, is run through the block and allowed to float out to sea, the 
land end being tied in a slipknot to the bottom of the pole and the 
surplus coiled at the foot. A small dead fish is used as bait. In order 
to attract the fish, puhi are mashed up with sand and thrown into the 
ocean. As soon as a fish is hooked his struggles cause the bell to ring, 
Wooden Shark Hooks, with Bone Joints. 
thus warning the fisherman, who at once runs to the pole and, foosen- 
ing the slipknot, begins to play the fish. As the fish is too large and 
strong to haul in alive, it must be played until drowned. 
In hand-line fishing from canoes in deep water a line of about 2-inch 
cord, with a lava stone weighing several pounds as a sinker, is used 
by the natives. A little above the sinker, and for a distance of about 
6 feet, there run out from the line little bamboo canes about a foot in 
length, in a horizontal position, and from the outer ends of these canes 
= a 
Tortoise-shell Hook. Ivory Hook. 
a short piece of line, with a hook at the end, dangles. The bait is put 
over the point of the hook and the upper portion of it tied to the 
shank by means of two small threads hanging from the line and tied 
just above the hook. This line is used in water as deep as 200 fathoms. 
As soon as the sinker reaches the bottom the native, by a peculiar 
jerk, disengages the stone and draws the line about a fathom from the 
bottom, where it is allowed to remain until a certain number of bites 
have been felt, when it is drawn to the surface, the fish removed, the 
