. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 14 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME skims lightly over the bottom, there is no need for any chafing gear or heavier webbing on the bottom of the net. The light-weight net can be handled by a crew of two men, and the rockfish drags are usually of but one-hour duration. In recent years, the warps, or tow lines, of many drag nets have been woven wire steel cable instead of the heavy manila rope that was standard equipment in the past. The balloo
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 14 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME skims lightly over the bottom, there is no need for any chafing gear or heavier webbing on the bottom of the net. The light-weight net can be handled by a crew of two men, and the rockfish drags are usually of but one-hour duration. In recent years, the warps, or tow lines, of many drag nets have been woven wire steel cable instead of the heavy manila rope that was standard equipment in the past. The balloon net trawlers carry about 275 fathoms of one-half-inch wire cable on two powered drums, one warp to each otter board. Rockfish trawling at Eureka is now carried on 6 to 10 miles off-shore at depths of 60 to 80 fathoms. The same balloon trawls are sometimes dragged at greater depths (even down to 125 fathoms) for sablefish, and at times are used for shark fishing. The balloon nets now in use at Eureka are about 75 feet long, meas- ured with the meshes open, and including the wings. Most of the nets are made throughout with four and one-quarter inch mesh (stretched measure), but a few are four and one-half inch. Overall measurements of a typical four and one-quarter inch net are: Wings, 100 meshes lonp-. Body, 100 meshes Intermediate piece, 50 meshes Cod end, 50 meshes long, long, long, about about about about 25 25 12* 12* feet, feet, feet, feet. Wing The principal portion of the net, the body, is cut so that there is a pronounced taper aft when the piece is hung. The webbing of the shorter intermediate piece is not cut to a taper, but its hanging take-up provides a taper when fishing. The same is true of the heavier cod end. The intermediate piece and the cod end together constitute the sack. The body piece forms the mouth, or throat to the sack, and with its wings, forms the funnel-shaped lead-in to the sack. The wings and body are made from webbing of 27 thread, medium laid
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