382 Scientific Proceedings, Royal Dublin Society. 



THE COMPAEATIVE EFFICIENCY OF DIFFERENT BAITS USED IN 

 LONG-LINE FISHING. 



ExcupT on a few occasions, specified below, the hooks used were such as are ordinarily- 

 employed in Cod Fishing. 



Stations 8 TO 113. SS. "Fingal." 1890. 



Station 8. 500 Hooks. Mackerel Bait. Down \\ hour in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 125 : — Round Fish, 17 (viz. 2 Grey Gur]iarrl, 1 Cod, 

 4 Haddock, 5 Ling, 5 Conger) ; 25 Skate, 83 Dogfish (Small-spotted Dogs, Picked Dogs, 

 and Topes). 



Average per 100 hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 25 ; Round Fish, 3-)- ; Skate, 5 ; Dog- 

 fish, 16+. 



Station 9. 200 Hooks. Mackerel Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 61 : — Round Fish, 59 (viz. 3 Cod, 3 Haddock, 3 

 Pollack, 12 Ling, 38 Conger) ; 2 Small-spotted Dogs. 



Average per 100 hooks : — All sorts of Fish, 30 ; Round Fish, 29 ; Dogfish, 1. 



Station 10. 320 Hooks. Mackerel Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, uncertain:— Round Fish, 3 (viz. 2 Common Sea 

 Bream, 1 Red Gurnard) ; Dogfish, many Picked Dogs. 

 Average per 100 hooks : — Round Fish, 1. 



Station 11. 160 Hooks. Mackerel Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 33 : — Round Fish, 33 (viz. 1 Cod, 1 Haddock, 1 

 Pollack, 6 Ling, 24 Conger). No Skates or Dogfish. 

 Average per 100 hooks : — Round Fish, 20 +. 



Station 14. 320 Hooks. Mackerel Bait. 



Gross number of Fish caught, 63 : — Round Fish, 21 (viz. 3 Gurnard, 1 Cod, 1 Ling, 

 12 Conger) ; Skate 8 ; Dogfish 35 (Small-spotted Dogs, Picked Dogs, and Tope). 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 19; Round Fish, 6i-; Skate, 2 + ; 

 Dogfish, 10-I-. 



Station 15. 480 Hooks. Mackerel Bait. Doivn \\ hour in day-time. 



Gross number of Fish caught, uncertain : — Round Fish, 35 (viz. 4 Haddock, 4 

 Hake, 16 Ling, 7 Conger); Skate, 35; Dogfish, many (Small-spotted DogN, Picked 

 Dogs, and Topes). 



Average per 100 hooks : — Round Fish, 6 -j- ; Skate, 7 +. 



