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likely to be in the vicinity, the net is gently dropped at a lit- 

 tle distance from the decoy, which is then gently drawn 

 into the net. All the fish rush after it into the net, which is 

 then quickly pulled up, the sticks bending over, which elong- 

 ates the bag, also reducing the opening or mouth. By a pe- 

 culiar twitch and pull on the string the sticks can be made to 

 swing around and lie parallel, thus effectually closing the 

 bag. No diving is necessary for this net beyond that necs- 

 sary to get the decoy. It is also used for several other kinds 

 of rock fish whose habits are known to be the same as the 

 uhu's, always first getting a decoy of the kind wanted. Fish- 

 ermen almost always carry for this kind of fishing candle nut 

 or cocoanut meat, which they chew and spit over from time 

 to time to smooth the sea so that they can observe the bot- 

 tom. 



Opena opule is a bag net a fathom in length having a small 

 oval mouth two or three feet wide. It is used with a decoy 

 opule, previously caught, which is drawn back and forth at 

 the mouth of the net. 



Upena aai-opelu. A large one-inch mesh net, 8 fathoms in 

 depth, used in deep waters. The opelu is the Hawaiian mack- 

 erel, a small narrow fish caught only at certain seasons. 

 Cooked pumpkins are placed] at the bottom of the net for bait 

 and lowered some fathoms beneath the surface, and the scent 

 of the pumpkin diffusing through the water attracts the 

 opelu and they enter the bag to feed on it. When a sufficient 

 quantity of all the opelu in sight have entered it, it is rapidly 

 drawn up and emptied of fish, more pumpkin is put in and 

 the fishermen sail to a fresh place to drop the bag. 



Upena iiao and nehu are used for two kinds of very small 

 fish that come at certain seasons in immense schools and are 

 much used for bait. Pickled and dried they are very good 

 eating The net is a fine mesh bag exactly like a pua net, 

 but much larger. It is to be used with a lau, that is, with 

 ropes with ki leaves attached, the same as for upena ohua, 

 only this sort of fishing net requires uo diving as it is used in 

 deep waters. 



