Old time Hawaiians and their work . Fishing with Spear FISHING 27 Fish were driven into the inclosure with ropes, or withbranches having a fringe of leaves tied at intervals. Bag nets had wooden rims and handles, and were usedto scoop up the fish. Sticks and Baskets Fishing sticks, smeared with bait, were stuck uprightin the water to attract the fish. Bait was prepared in. Lauhala and Ie-Ie Fishing Baskets various ways and mixed in a stone mortar with a woodenpestle kept for this purpose. One of the most exciting ways of fishing was with aspear. This was a pole of hard wood six or seven feetlo
Old time Hawaiians and their work . Fishing with Spear FISHING 27 Fish were driven into the inclosure with ropes, or withbranches having a fringe of leaves tied at intervals. Bag nets had wooden rims and handles, and were usedto scoop up the fish. Sticks and Baskets Fishing sticks, smeared with bait, were stuck uprightin the water to attract the fish. Bait was prepared in. Lauhala and Ie-Ie Fishing Baskets various ways and mixed in a stone mortar with a woodenpestle kept for this purpose. One of the most exciting ways of fishing was with aspear. This was a pole of hard wood six or seven feetlong and pointed at one end. Sometimes several pointswere tied to the end, OLD-TIME HAWAIIANS AND THEIR WORK Spears were used when men dived under water asKeikiwai did when he killed the shark. They were alsoused to spear the fish in shallow water at night. In thatcase a torch was carried to attract the fish. Fishing baskets, made cf ie-ie roots, were used to scoop up shrimps andcrabs, and also tohold the fish afterthey were gourd, witha larger gourd in-verted for a cover,held fishlines andhooks. The lauhalabaskets were usedfor the same pur-pose. REVIEW How did the Hawai-ians become expert fish-ermen ? Name differ-ent ways in which theyfished. Of what materialswere the hooks made ? How were they made ? How did they differ ? Describe a shark hook; a squid hoo
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