The sea-fisherman: comprising the chief methods of hook and line fishing in the British and other seas, and remarks on nets, boats, and boatingProfusely illustrated with woodcuts on leads, baited hooks, nets and boats, etc., and detailed descriptions of the same . its base. Sizeof wire . A loop of fine line, or snooding being worked into the eye at either end, the hook-link is attached in theusual manner known as the loop-slip. A correspondent suggestssmall brass swivels between the loops and hook-links, to pre-vent the kinking of the snoods ; this is an excellent addition to THE SOUTHAMPTON D
The sea-fisherman: comprising the chief methods of hook and line fishing in the British and other seas, and remarks on nets, boats, and boatingProfusely illustrated with woodcuts on leads, baited hooks, nets and boats, etc., and detailed descriptions of the same . its base. Sizeof wire . A loop of fine line, or snooding being worked into the eye at either end, the hook-link is attached in theusual manner known as the loop-slip. A correspondent suggestssmall brass swivels between the loops and hook-links, to pre-vent the kinking of the snoods ; this is an excellent addition to THE SOUTHAMPTON DIP. 35 the gear. The hook-links must always be of such a length thatthe two hooks when brought towards, will not touch each other,and the line having been securely fastened to the loop in thetop, the tackle, with the addition of the bait, is complete. Assoon as the boat is anchored, the lead being dropped overboard,is allowed to find the bottom, and then raised a few inchesuntil a bite is felt, when the fish is to be hooked with a slightjerk, and to be drawn on board as speedily as your tackle willpermit, without endangering its breaking. This kind of tackle will answer best where the depth is notmore than 10 or 15 fathoms; the cross piece of brass wire or. Fig. *. whalebone, however, offers a very great resistance to the passageof your tackle through the water, and the shortness of yoursnooding, which cannot be more than 10 or 12 inches long, thelength of the wire being hardly two feet, is a great objection,particularly if the fish are shy ; if the united length of your twosnoods exceeds the length of the wire they will be continuallyfouling, which is both unpleasant and unprofitable. I mentionthis form of ground-tackle because it has been much used atSouthampton, and at other localities, where fishing for ground-fish is followed in comparatively shallow water. I consider it 36 THE GUERNSEY RIG. THE PORTSMOUTH RIG. however, a very poor form of tackle, both cumbrous to use andt
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