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Description : A small line used for catching bait. The line 
is made of ordinary coarse w hite string. At intervals of 2 feet . 
hooks are attached on short lines 6 inches in length. Seven 
or eight such hooks are used. 
Dimensions : Line, 18 feet long, I inch diameter ; hook. 
1| inch long. 
Method of Use : One end of the line is weighted with a stone 
and the other end is attached to the line of a Paruwa yotha 
and sunk into deej^ water. The boat drifts Mhile the lines are 
out. Small pieces of hsh are used as bait. 
122. — Pahaya biliya (Sinhalese). 
Locality : Weligama and Matara Districts. 
Fish caught : Balaya. 
Description : A line 4 fathoms in length attached to a rod. 
There is a single hook 2f inches long made of German silver. 
Attached to the hook are about a dozen coconut fibres H inch 
long. No bait is used (see Fig. 28). 
123.— Kopiyawa (Sinhalese). 
Locality : Weligama and Matara Districts. 
Fish caught : Balaya. 
Descriptio7i : A line used for catching balaya. The hook 
is made of German silver and is 1| inch long (see Fig. 29). 
Method of Use : Inguruwa is used as bait. 
1 24. — Puduwa (Sinhalese ) . 
Locality : Weligama and Matara Districts. 
Fish caught : Parawa, thora, &c. 
Description : A single strand of brass wire bearing a barbed 
hook 2| inches long. 
