The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-16
FISH THAT FAKE EALLAsr
How the Cod saves Himself n
Weather sign.

How the Cod saves Uinse f "A
Weather SIGN.
That q fan should eyer do anything
so tishlike ss to take in bailas
would striks many people as paradoxi
eai. Yet those who hsvo gone to So
"a ships and are learned Ia tho fla
bearers lore testify TO tho reality Of
this phenomenon. the cd IL the fisb
that lays himself open to this crue
charge, and IL known tn actually gulp
down stones almost as large ga foot
ball, eud more than one Oi Them, too
| WhV " does So n r., orttr iatned from
q veteran o)5 fisherman Recently.
'Wuy yes" said be-, "ot cpursB cod
6sh tase in ballast. %hv, I've found
elght OF ten stones inside tho fish,,
lnaw after wo'vo caught him. Tn.
600 trkea in stone III 3rd,r TO keep
| mir self ~ the bottom duliag gale
When you ere cod fishing YOU Can a..
~8ys tell II there IS 10 be gale or
Phejncr gsle hos just p.,sed that
| wsS. ihen you get In ,egul ar quarry
A good gals, -. course, carries me cod
up 70 tnesu face, whore I've has bard
| lime Of ~. Y.u see tnsra - sort OF
biudIer which forms in his jaw ana
| runs out eomeiime- a. far AS u foot OF
~. Tho bidder fills with mir and
| Il ats the ii.h and ketps MIN from CO.
ipg down. 50 IN order to prevent thai
| no picks out sound stones or the sea
TO C'rn ard swsllows then. Sea ele-
| phsuts do the same thug, and often
| nugs stones are fOund Ia their stom-
| achs.'
"How are cod csuaht?" the reporter
aek.d.
"rhey sro caught on 'trolers' There
lsa long l'n,--4 'rupusr,' ii h4rneu
GAL it--aud ~ ~ ry II or Is feet 81
short line os6 ieot loug is fastened.
| used IN have on my runners ~ mary
as 500 hooks Dated. The line wonid
DO bn,,od ON DO ara sup, and Tho whole
'snoOd' wOu ne cOilod up into . tube
,aperiug toward the bnttom, 80 us to
awe thu line play, The cliling ls very
mp1rtSnt, aud you must take great
o ~ with ITO rs not to suarl tho lines.
For bait dngfi h, whitohsh and such
like, In chuuks bigger than yout
| hand, Srs hooked. iue boats put of
With she tue III tho bow, aud Nhun W.
set 10 a sOod spot tho man Ia the bow
ussses tue line, Ill baIei, TO The stern
nal, who throws IT. overheard as fast
~ u is paid out. L. used to 20 on,
pretty iaet SOMETIMES, when the tiGe
Ete running strong, aud mspy X tel
low has got hts fl gers rippSd Op6n OF
the hooks. Toe wnole liue would then
b. suohured, and we'd wait until SLICK
water came, when wou.d he ia five or
tx hours, aud ,hcn haul in. tina
used e. be hard work. The q III would
rua snail and large, and We would
nook IA sks,es and dcRnsh
and whi'olisn aud othora be
-ido tha cod. Onse whom we
wtre pulling IN anchor wa hsuled In a
niI slnue, which Weighed 800 pounds.
aud was ia OF scnllops aud mnSsels
sud long az d routd olamB. whun we
| got tho catoh back 10 tho srrack we'd
dross ,bel Il h AID stow tnem away In
foo ice. We used 10 work day aud
nis ht sometimes, aud onca of Game
Sable | slept ouly niue hours in fiv.
days and nights a ship load which
averaged 90 ponnda 10 enc II used 10
b. @ nsiderUd gnr Il Quo. S,mo lines
no average would n. ~ hign q, no
pounds. I ne God runs all tho wa, iron,
10 70 200 aun no pinpds IN weight !
once caught Qua wnirp weighed 900
pou d. Nv Haven News.