. Deep-sea fishing and fishing boats. An account of the practical working of the various fisheries around the British Islands. With illustrations and descriptions of the boats, nets, and other gear in use, by Edmund W. H. Holdsworth. Fisheries -- Great Britain; Fishing boats. 154 DEEP-SEA FISHING. lowered to the bottom, and then moved gently up and down. No bait is used; the bright shining hooks. Dandy-line. offering sufficient attraction to the fish. This Hue is employed for catching herrings to be used as bait for the cod-lines, and appears to be effective only when the herrings are tolerabl
. Deep-sea fishing and fishing boats. An account of the practical working of the various fisheries around the British Islands. With illustrations and descriptions of the boats, nets, and other gear in use, by Edmund W. H. Holdsworth. Fisheries -- Great Britain; Fishing boats. 154 DEEP-SEA FISHING. lowered to the bottom, and then moved gently up and down. No bait is used; the bright shining hooks. Dandy-line. offering sufficient attraction to the fish. This Hue is employed for catching herrings to be used as bait for the cod-lines, and appears to be effective only when the herrings are tolerably numerous close to the ground about the spawning season. It is probable that not much direct advantage is derived from this method of fishing as it is not in very general use. The name "dandy"-line is not very intelligible;. 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 Holdsworth, E. W. H. (Edmund William Hunt), 1829-1915. London, E. Stanford
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