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Longline radiobuoys. Longline fishing, or longlining, is a commercial fishing angling technique that uses a long main line with baited hooks attached at intervals via short branch lines called snoods or gangions. [1] A snood is attached to the main line using a clip or swivel, with the hook at the other end. Longlines are classified mainly by ...
A fishing sinker, plummet, or knoch is a weight used in conjunction with a fishing lure or hook to increase its rate of sink, anchoring ability, and/or casting distance. Fishing sinkers may be as small as 1 gram (0.035 oz) for applications in shallow water, and even smaller for fly fishing applications, or as large as several pounds (>1 kg) or ...
Gillnetting is a fishing method that uses gillnets: vertical panels of netting that hang from a line with regularly spaced floaters that hold the line on the surface of the water. The floats are sometimes called "corks" and the line with corks is generally referred to as a "cork line." The line along the bottom of the panels is generally weighted.
There are loops of brass wire on either end of the sinker to attach the line. Weights can range from a quarter of an ounce for trout fishing up to a couple of pounds or more for sea bass and menhaden. The swivel sinker is similar to the plain one, except that instead of loops, there are swivels on each end to attach the line. This is a decided ...
Fishing nets have been used widely in the past, including by stone age societies. The oldest known fishing net is the net of Antrea, found with other fishing equipment in the Karelian town of Antrea, Finland, in 1913. The net was made from willow, and dates back to 8300 BC. [1] Recently, fishing net sinkers from 27,000 BC were discovered in ...
Demersal fish, also known as groundfish, live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone). [1] They occupy the sea floors and lake beds, which usually consist of mud, sand, gravel or rocks. [1] In coastal waters, they are found on or near the continental shelf, and in deep waters, they are found on or near the ...
Remora. The remora (/ ˈrɛmərə /), sometimes called suckerfish or sharksucker, is any of a family (Echeneidae) of ray-finned fish in the order Carangiformes. [4] Depending on species, they grow to 30–110 cm (12–43 in) long. Their distinctive first dorsal fins take the form of a modified oval, sucker-like organ with slat-like structures ...
Trolling (fishing) Not to be confused with Trawling. Artist's conception of tuna trolling operation, using outriggers to tow multiple trolling lines and give the appearance of schooling fish. Trolling is a method of fishing where one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, are drawn through the water at a consistent, low speed.
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