Line fishing by Mundahl C. M & International Fisheries Exhibition ( (1883 : London England)

Author:Mundahl, C. M & International Fisheries Exhibition ( (1883 : London, England)
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fisheries, Fishing
Publisher: London : W. Clowes and Son, Ltd., 1883
Published: 1883-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

termed, of oak twelve to fourteen inches thick ; the space so set apart is again divided by one or two sectional bulkheads, thus forming two or three wells, as the case may be. These well-heads are carried upwards for about half the entire height of the vessel, or about five feet six inches, a strong oak deck is then laid over all from the fore to the aft well-head, forming what in a merchant ship would be called 'tween decks, and on board smacks is styled a well deck. From the centre of the well deck a strongly encased watertight hatchway called a well funnel rises to the upper deck. The bottom of the well is planked over in the same way as the rest of the vessel outside, in the planks well-holes are bored about fifteen inches apart, and through these the water is admitted into the well, and by the motion of the vessel when at sea is freely circulated. Above the well deck and in the after part of the vessel's hold, the space is used for an ice room, where about eight tons of ice is stowed, and compartments made for the stowage of the fish which die on the voyage. The fore part of the vessel's hold is used for spare sails and the fishing gear. The smack carries with it a boat about twenty feet in length, six feet four inches in width, and three feet in depth. Very frequently this boat is used for hauling the lines at sea, and when the winter gales carry destruction to the ships in the North Sea, the English fisherman is never slow in launching his boat and risking his own life in order to save his fellow. Never a winter goes by without numerous instances of this kind taking place, in many cases without reward or even notice being bestowed, in others they are duly acknowledged.

The bait formerly used by the codmen was whelks, but for the last twelve years this has been varied with lampreys and herrings, when obtainable, according to the season of

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