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The method can be used both with handlining and rod fishing, and can be done both from boats and from the land. The weight can also be used to cast the line to a further, more appropriate distance at deeper water away from the shoreline. Specialized fishing rods called bottom rods or "donkas" are also commonly used for bottom fishing. In the UK ...
The haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) is a saltwater ray-finned fish from the family Gadidae, the true cods.It is the only species in the monotypic genus Melanogrammus.It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and associated seas, where it is an important species for fisheries, especially in northern Europe, where it is marketed fresh, frozen and smoked; smoked varieties include the Finnan ...
Bottom fishing - is fishing the bottom of a body of water. In the United Kingdom it is called "ledgering". A common rig for fishing on the bottom is a weight tied to the end of the line, with a hook about an inch up line from the weight. The method can be used both with hand lines and rods.
The Gadidae are a family of marine fish, included in the order Gadiformes, known as the cods, codfishes, or true cods. [2] It contains several commercially important fishes, including the cod, haddock, whiting, and pollock.
The major species of fish caught are cod, haddock, hake, herring, and mackerel. The most productive areas include the Grand Banks of Newfoundland , the shelf area off Nova Scotia , Georges Bank off Cape Cod , the Bahama Banks, the waters around Iceland, the Irish Sea , the Dogger Bank of the North Sea, and the Falkland Banks.
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.
The Free Music Archive (FMA) is an online repository of royalty-free music, currently based in the Netherlands. [1] Established in 2009 by the East Orange, New Jersey community radio station WFMU and in cooperation with fellow stations KBOO and KEXP , it aims to provide music under Creative Commons licenses that can be freely downloaded and ...
In the wholesale fish business, scrod is the smallest weight category of the major whitefish. [1] From smallest to largest, the categories are scrod, market, large, and whale. In the United States, scrod haddock or cusk weighs 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –3 pounds (0.7–1.4 kg); scrod cod 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb (0.7–1.1 kg); and scrod pollock 1 ...