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Minnow and fish crate— Continued. 



pounds. Every angler knows the difficulty of keeping min- 

 nows alive and the frequent failure of all ordinary means 

 for preserving them. It is claimed that the crate meets this 

 want. Floating beside or behind a boat its drag is scarcely 

 perceptible. It occupies so little depth that danger from fast- 

 ening on logs, &c, is almost entirely obviated. When folded, 

 it occupies so little space that one could easily carry it under 

 his buttoned coat during a walking excursion. Another fea- 

 ture that highly recommends this crate is the ease with which 

 the bait is secured when a fresh minnow is required. No lift- 

 ing is necessary. By simply tipping up the bow, the lower half 

 or stern is submerged, leaving the door clear above the water 

 and convenient to the hand." 



Minnow-crate. 



A small collapsible crate made of wood and canvas. Used by 

 anglers to keep small fish alive which are to be used as live 

 bait. Exhibited by S". A. Osgood, Battle Creek, Mich. 



Minnow-pail. 



Tin; tubular; flat bottom and top; painted green, with lettering 

 "The gem fish-bait pail." Air-holes in top ; movable tray in- 

 side. Height, 14 inches ; diameter, 1 foot ; capacity, 16 quarts. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. 57,674. Used to carry live minnows 

 for bait. 



Live cars for fish and lobsters. (For description see Sec. K.). 



Mackerel pocket. 



A small model of a mackerel pocket, made of cotton netting. Used 

 by the mackerel fishermen in connection with the parse-seine 

 fishery. When more mackerel are taken than can be dressed 

 at once the surplus is turned into the mackerel pocket, which is 

 suspended from out-riggers fastened to the vessel's deck, the 

 bottom extending 6 to 10 feet below the surface of the water. 

 The mackerel are thus kept alive until such time as they can 

 be cared for. Exhibited by George Merchant, jr., Gloucester, 

 Mass. 



Fish inclosure (photograph). 



A large inclosure on Detroit Biver, made by staking off a portion 

 of the shoal water along the bank, and used for keeping fish 

 alive until such time as there is a demand for them in the 

 market. The seine is frequently drawn to the mouth of the 

 inclosure and the fish allowed to enter without being handled. 

 Detroit, Mich., 1882. (751) 2,212. U. S. Fish Commission. 



