These are lines of thin rope totalling up to 15,000 metres long with hooks attached at intervals. The hooks are baited and the lines then laid along the sea floor, their position being marked by floats at each end. This method is particularly suitable for rocky and uneven grounds where other methods may be impractical. It is used by vessels in the 25 to 30 metre group, although few use the method now. Small lines Work on the same principle as Great Lines, but the vessels using the method are smaller and are usually at sea only one day at a time.
Creels Are traps or pots used to catch shellfish, especially lobsters, nephrops and crabs.
The pots are generally made from a combination of wood cane and netting. They are normally arranged on the sea floor in lots between 10 and 50, depending on the capacity of the vessel. Mechanical dredge Used to catch scallops, queen scallops and cockles. The gear consists of a steel framed mouth attached to a bag of light metal link chain. As the dredge is towed along the sea floor, metal teeth attached to the underside of the mouth rake the shellfish into the bag.