. Crab, shrimp, and lobster lore, gathered amongst the rocks at the sea-shore, by the riverside, and in the forest. Shrimps; Crabs; Lobsters. CRABS. 11 elm, to the under surface, in order to prevent s^^litting, burn a hole with a hot iron large enough for the float line to pass through, tie a knot or work a Turk's head on the end of the line, paint the upper surface of the cork white, and then burn your initials deeply into the cork with a branding iron. The crabbers as a body are rarely dishonest, but little mistakes are at times made when crab-pots are insufliciently marked by the owner, and
. Crab, shrimp, and lobster lore, gathered amongst the rocks at the sea-shore, by the riverside, and in the forest. Shrimps; Crabs; Lobsters. CRABS. 11 elm, to the under surface, in order to prevent s^^litting, burn a hole with a hot iron large enough for the float line to pass through, tie a knot or work a Turk's head on the end of the line, paint the upper surface of the cork white, and then burn your initials deeply into the cork with a branding iron. The crabbers as a body are rarely dishonest, but little mistakes are at times made when crab-pots are insufliciently marked by the owner, and Crabs at a premium; still there are very few so utterly indifferent to the voice of public reprobation as to " haul another mans 'poU^'' a crime in the eyes of a fishing community pretty much on a par with stealing a sheep or robbing- a church. Should vou emb^arf^ln a~/^^ the crabbing line, take our earn- A ^•JI'oS HA -^ est advice : provide yourself with a boat with plenty of beam; have every rope, net, and line you use tanned; and never let your boat's creeper, or " killick," go on rocky ground without making use of the precaution shown in the ac- companying illustration, known as " Becueing," or the loss of creeper and creeper line into the bargain will be very likely to follow. It will be seen, on referring to the above cut, that the line after having been secured to the ring at 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 Lord, William Barry. London, G. Routledge and Sons
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