. The beam-trawl fishery of Great Britain. Trawls and trawling; Fisheries. Fig. '.'7. Fig. 28. Fkencii Trawl-heads (alter Holdsworth). Concerning these peculiar forms of trawl-heads he writes as follows : "Among other varieties of trawl head maybe mentioned those we have found used by some of the French trawlers, and the noticeable feature in them is that the beam is placed so near the front of the head as to require the tow-rope to be fixed very low to prevent the fore part of the shoe burying itself in the ground. This is further guarded against in one variety [see Fig. 27] by the addit
. The beam-trawl fishery of Great Britain. Trawls and trawling; Fisheries. Fig. '.'7. Fig. 28. Fkencii Trawl-heads (alter Holdsworth). Concerning these peculiar forms of trawl-heads he writes as follows : "Among other varieties of trawl head maybe mentioned those we have found used by some of the French trawlers, and the noticeable feature in them is that the beam is placed so near the front of the head as to require the tow-rope to be fixed very low to prevent the fore part of the shoe burying itself in the ground. This is further guarded against in one variety [see Fig. 27] by the additional length of the frame behind the beam. There appears to be a. want of balance in these French irons which is not the case with those used by our own fishermen. No doubt there is some degree of fancy in Hie shapes adopted; but the English irons strike one as better adapted for their work. the Brixham pattern is now being much used by the French trawlers. By means of these irons the trawl-beam is kept nearly •'! feet above the ground, so that it neither touches nor causes any disturbance I leep S.'u Fishing, etc., p, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Collins, Joseph William, 1839-1904. Washington, Govt. print. off.
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