Fig. I. 



-ToTal length = about 110 feet- 



GR 



Fig. 3- 



THE OTTER TRAWL. 



Fig. I. — The otter trawl. 



Fig. 2. — Attachment of board to net. O B otter board. B iron brackets. C chain to 

 connect with warps. M metal strengthening pieces. M' iron shoe. H L head line. 

 U W upper wing. L W lower wing. L L lacing connecting wings. G R ground rope. 

 D balch of lower wing. S S S twine settings connecting balch to ground rope. A head 

 line and lacing connected to board by shackle. B toe of ground rope connected to board 

 by shackle. 



Fig. 3. — Bosom of a bobbin foot-rope for use on rough ground. A B balch line on head 

 of belly and connecting with bosom of wings. S S wire seizings connecting balch to small 

 intermediate bobbins 6" diameter (E E). Large bobbins up to 24" diameter F Ft 



