860 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [36] 



Salmon- gaff. 



Hook 7 inches long, with 2£ inches spread, fitted to bamboo handle. 

 Gaff detachable from handle. U. S. Fish Commission (C, B. & 

 M.). 39,202. 



Terrapin hunters' gig. 



Iron hook driven into hard-wood handle ; iron ferrule at lower end 

 of handle. Length of handle, 3£ feet; hook, 4 inches ; width 

 of hook, 2| inches. Centennial collection, 1876. 25,930. IT. 

 S. Fish Commission. Used for hooking terrapins out of 

 marshes. 



Mackerel-gaff. 



Long galvanized steel-wire shank with two recurved points, at- 

 tached to hard- wood handle by seizing of tarred line. Length 

 of steel shank, 3 feet 5 inches; handle, 6 feet; diameter of 

 handle, 1 inch. Gloucester, Mass., 1877. 29,436«. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. Formerly used to gaff mackerel as they swam 

 alongside of the vessel. 



Mackerel-gaff. 



Double hook, with 2J-inch prongs, on shank of iron wire 2 feet 6 

 inches long. Wellfleet, Mass., 1877. 29,436. Gift of M. W. 

 Grant. This gaff, attached to a six-foot pole, is used in catch- 

 ing mackerel when swimming in large schools. 



Deck halibut-gaff. 



Iron hook fastened to hard-wood shovel-handle.* Length of hook, 

 7 inches; spread of point, 3 inches; length of handle, 19 J inches. 

 Gloucester, Mass., 1878. 32,683. Collected by G. Brown 

 Goode. Used for handling halibut on vessel's deck during 

 process of cleaning, &c. 



Deck halibut-gaff. 



Galvanized-iron hook seized with tarred line to hard-wood handle. 

 Length of handle, 6 feet; hook, 8 inches; breadth of hook, 2£ 

 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1878. 32,678. U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. Used by hand-line fishermen for gaffing halibut. 



Deck cod-gaff. 



Galvanized-iron hook seized with tarred-cotton line to oak handle. 

 Length of handle, 4 feet ; hook, 4£ inches ; breadth of hook, 2 J 

 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1876. 25,938. Gift of Alex. Mc- 

 Curdy. Used for gaffing fish from the deck of a schooner. 



Deck halibut-gaff. 



Iron hook with looped handle at top. Total length, 12 inches; 

 spread of hook, 4 inches. Gloucester, Mass., 1876. 25,934- 



