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five snoods is put into a shallow round wooden box. A single boat 
manned by six or seven men often works a line of as many as 
twelve of these sections. 
A stone and a barrel buoy are attached to each section of the line 
as it is let down, except the first to which is attached instead of the 
stone a wooden grapnel to fasten it to the bottom. When the 
whole line has been let down, a stone and a buoy are tied to its 
end; the boat is then rowed back, and the line is taken up from 
its beginning. For bait spoon-worms (Eehiurus), sardines, and 
squids are used. 
No. 29. Tai Hand Line. 
The portion consisting of silk-worm gut is kept coiled around a 
circular disk-shaped box of wood, and the. silken part is kept reeled 
lengthwise of a bamboo rod. 
The whole length of the line is 160 feet, of which the leader 100 
feet in length is made of silk-worm gut, the remaining part being 
of silk, At three points a lead of 1/;) -—— '/; oz. is tied to hold the 
line against the currents. When the line is used, the bamboo rod 
on which the line was reeled is used as a fishing rod. 
For bait shrimps covered with Jfysis are used, the Mysis serving 
as a toll bait. 
No. 30. Tai Hooks. 
A collection of hooks used in various parts of Japan. Those 
made of brass are mostly used with the long line, while those of 
iron are generally used with the hand line. They are of various 
shapes; some being angular, while others are curved; some 
possessing barbs, others having none, while in still others the end 
is bent laterally at an angle. Some are made simply by bending 
a wire, while others are carefully tempered. 
No. 31. Tai Scare-cord Seine. 735. 
This net is called “ katsura-ami” by the native fishermen from 
the idea that its scare-cord resembles in appearance the stem of the 
ivy (katsura=ivy, ami=net). The meshes are largest near the ends 
of the two wings, where they measure about 5 feet, and gradually 
diminishing in size become at last about half an inch in the central 
portion. The portion with smaller meshes is made of hemp, while 
those portions which have larger meshes are made of straw. The 
net is divided along its middle line into two portions which are 
joined together when used. 
