. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Prepared through the co-operation of the commissioner of fisheries and the superintendent of the tenth census. Fisheries. DEEP These methods of setting trawls "try the ground," and it often happens that a good catch is obtained on one or more of them, while only a few fish are taken on the others. In that case, the next time all of the trawls are set for the " spot," in parallel lines as shown by the figure. If the "spot" is sufaciently large, and there is a favorable opportu- nity to set the gea
. The fisheries and fishery industries of the United States. Prepared through the co-operation of the commissioner of fisheries and the superintendent of the tenth census. Fisheries. DEEP These methods of setting trawls "try the ground," and it often happens that a good catch is obtained on one or more of them, while only a few fish are taken on the others. In that case, the next time all of the trawls are set for the " spot," in parallel lines as shown by the figure. If the "spot" is sufaciently large, and there is a favorable opportu- nity to set the gear, it generally happens that good fishing is obtained oil all or nearly all of the trawls, though in some cases the ground occupied by the halibut is so small that it is very difl&cult to set all the apparatus fairly upon it. It frequently happens that when a vessel has just arrived on the ' bank, or is about to try for fish on a part of the ground where the re- sults to be obtained are doubtful, a "flying-set," or "set under sail," is made. This method of setting, which obviates the necessity of anchoring, maybe described as follows: As the dories sit nested on deck, when under way, the trawls, buoys, and anchors are all put in the top boats, that being the most convenient place for them, as they are off from the deck and out of the way. As the vessel uears the place where the skipper intends to set under sail, he shouts the order, "Get the top dories ; This sets all hands on the alert, especially the crews of the top dories, who quickly take the surplus buoys and anchors out of their boats, and, having rigged their "black ball" and arranged their buoy-line for running, they hook on the tackles and hoist the top dories out over the rail, letting them hang on the tackles with the bow and stern made fast and their bottoms just below the top of the vessel's rail. They are generally left hanging in this way until the middle dories
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