. About lobsters. Lobsters; Lobster fisheries. II Means of Catching Early practices. The primitive method of catching lob- sters was by means of a hooked staff resembling a shep- herd's crook. This was thrust into the lobster's hiding place exposed at low tide, and the lobster withdrawn by the hook. For many years on the coast of Norway, lobsters were taken with wooden tongs about twelve feet long and adapted for use in shallow water. All the catch taken by such means were more or less severely injured in the taking, and were unfit for transportation. The gaffing of lobsters from small boats w
. About lobsters. Lobsters; Lobster fisheries. II Means of Catching Early practices. The primitive method of catching lob- sters was by means of a hooked staff resembling a shep- herd's crook. This was thrust into the lobster's hiding place exposed at low tide, and the lobster withdrawn by the hook. For many years on the coast of Norway, lobsters were taken with wooden tongs about twelve feet long and adapted for use in shallow water. All the catch taken by such means were more or less severely injured in the taking, and were unfit for transportation. The gaffing of lobsters from small boats was a common practice in the early history of the American fishery, and in the period of plenty from 1850 to 1860, a fisherman could take 150 lobsters in a single morning. These devices were followed by the hoop net which consisted of a circular iron ring four feet in diameter, across which netting was loosely stretched to form a bag net (see Figure 5). Bait was secured at the center of the net and four ropes secured around the cir- cumference leading into a single rope for hauling the trap. These nets were hauled every fifteen minutes, so apparently the lob- sterman had only a few of them, and rowed around tending each frequently. It is an interesting commentary on the plentifulness of lobsters that hoop nets could be effective. The majority of lobsters attracted to the bait would remain on the net during Fig. 5. Hoop net the short periods between haul- ings. Hoop nets were the common trap up to the time of the. 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 Prudden, T. M. (Theodore Mitchell). Freeport, Me. : Bond Wheelwright Co
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