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Sea-bass hand-line — Continued. 



of Capt. F. M. Bedmond. Used by the market fishermen of 

 New York and Southern New England in the capture of sea- 

 bass. 



Sea-trout line. 



Full rigged ; white cotton line on wooden reel ; two straight-shank- 

 ed hooks on cotton gangings 9 inches long ; lead sinker. Mag- 

 nolia, Del., 1883. 57.563. Gift of M. S. Van Burkalow. Sea- 

 trout are caught in large quantities along the shore with 

 the common surf or haul seine during May and June, which is 

 the spawning season. During July, August, and September 

 these fish move off shore and are then taken with the hand- 

 line. 



SPOTTED-TROUT HAND-LINE GEAR. 



Two spreaders made of small forked branches of tree; short gang- 

 ings ; three hooks, straight shanks, flatted ; lead sinker at- 

 tached by line 13 inches long to crotch of lower spreader. 

 Wilmington, N. 0., 1880. 57,579. Collected by E. E. Earll. 

 Used in the capture of spotted trout, pig-fish, and other species. 



BLACKFISH AND WHITING GEAR. 



White cotton gangings (double) served with thread; two Kirby 

 hooks, No. 8, flatted. Saint Augustine, Fla., 1880. 54,506. 

 Collected by B. E. Earll. Used along the Florida coast for 

 the capture of blackfish and whiting. 



Whiting hand line. 



Full rigged, white cotton line; lead sinker in three pieces, acting 

 as spreader; gangings Scinches long; three small-size Kirby 

 hooks; one extra hook above the sinker. Charleston, S. C, 

 1880. 57,580. Collected by B. E. Earll. Used by the negroes 

 of Charleston and vicinity in the capture of various marine 

 species of fish. 



Fishing-tackle. 



Wooden rest; leaders, sinkers, and brass spreaders. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 25,563. Used for smelt fishing through the ice. 



Hand-lines. 



Fall rigged for pond fishing. Silk and cotton lines, wood and 

 quill floats, small sinkers and hooks. Centennial collection, 

 1876. 25,665. Gift of William M. Young. 



