104 FISHING INDUSTRY OF KRIAN AND KURAU, PERAK. 



A B is a long rope, running up to 200 fathoms in length. 



At intervals of about \\ fathoms are placed bamboos to act 

 as floats, CDEFGHIJKL M. From the rope A B 

 are suspended, at the end of lines about 1 fathom long, hooks 

 of iron, of a fairly large size; about 10 hang from between 

 each float. 



The hooks are unbaited, and the contrivance is either al- 

 lowed to float about or is anchored at one end. Any scale- 

 le>s fish of a moderate size trying to pass get hooked about 

 the body. Fish with scales, such as the Selangin, Sinahong, 

 &c, are protected by their scales and do not get hooked. It 

 is set at ebb tide and taken up at flood ; two or three men 

 work it in a boat, generally Chinese. With it are caught Ikan 

 Yu (shark), Pari (skate, three kinds, the black with white 

 spots is the best), Yu parang (sword fish), Duri, Goh, Bargu, 

 Seludu, Pelotan, &c. The last five are all of one family., 

 and are much relished by the Malays. No Raweis are used 

 at Kurau, but it is said that at Sungei Magat Aris there 

 are one or two, and I am told they are used in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Pasir Itam, Larut. 



Pompong. 



