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 . a second may be placed 18 inches above the first, whichshould be attached a foot only above the lead. Nos. 4 and5, fig. 62, for ground-fishing with Squid or Cuttle bait; withsmaller hooks, No. 8, fig. 63, p. 2ri you may bait with a Sand-Eel and use half a dozen hooks, but the Squid and Cuttle are 142 THE BULTER, TROT, OR SPILLER. mos
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 . a second may be placed 18 inches above the first, whichshould be attached a foot only above the lead. Nos. 4 and5, fig. 62, for ground-fishing with Squid or Cuttle bait; withsmaller hooks, No. 8, fig. 63, p. 2ri you may bait with a Sand-Eel and use half a dozen hooks, but the Squid and Cuttle are 142 THE BULTER, TROT, OR SPILLER. most to be depended on. Too much caution cannot be observedin throwing out, many painful accidents having occurred fromwant of it. The Bulter, Trot, or Spiller (fig. 44).—Supposing you wishto put more hooks, you must make a trot, bulter, or spiller (for byall these names is it known), which may be set at low water, orwith the help of a boat, the hooks not to be nearer than 6\ feetto each other, and tied to strong fishing line 3 feet in length ;these are to be firmly fastened to the main line, which shouldbe a strong cord or small rope, nearly half an inch in diameter,and to each end of this a cork line should be attached, if youdesire to raise it in a Fig. 44.—Bulter, Trot, or Spiller, for Cod, Conger, &c. In positions where you have plenty of space, it is oftenmore advantageous to place your hooks on the main or backline, as much as 12 feet apart, which will enable you to covera far greater extent of ground; in a harbours mouth, 9 feetmay be a good distance. All must depend on the space youdesire to cover. In shooting these lines, a common arrange-ment is to place the hooks all along the boats gunwale,commencing close behind the after rowlock, and continuingbackwards, the hooks not quite touching each other. Placingthe first stone overboard, the hooks will follow each other asyou pull along, and the line shoot itself. TROT BASKET AND HOOK HOLDER. 143 In a sandy cove be
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