Improvements in and relating to Long Lines for Deep Sea Fishing.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 18th Feb., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Long Lines for Deep Sea Fishing.
I. DAVID ALLAN 87 Maxwell Street South Shields Boat Builder do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to long lines for deep sea fishing and consists in constructing
the main line and short hook lines so that they may be readily attached or detached
as desired and also in the arrangement of the winding and hauling apparatus for
said main line and the same is carried out in the following manner. Upon the main
line I provide a series of loops which retain the short hook lines in position. These
short hook lines are provided at one end with spring or other hook for attachment
to the main line, being retained in position by the loops aforesaid. If desired I
may employ a pin to secure the short line to the main line, by passing the pin to
which the short line is or may be attached through the loop in the main line
aforesaid or I may knot the short line to the loop on the main line.
In order to enable the deep sea or main line to be easily hauled in or paid out, I
provide a reel around which same is wound after having been passed around the
drum of a steam or hand winch. In order that my invention may be fully under-
stood, I will now refer to the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is a view of a short line attached to the main line by means of a spring
or other hook.
Figure 2. view of a short hook line attached to the main line by means of a pin.
Figure 3. view of short hook line attached to the main line by means of hitching
or knotting.
Figure 4. plan view of arrangement including reel & steam winch for "hauling
in" and "paying out" the main line.
Figure 5 view of short hook line secured to main line.
a is a short line carrying the hook b (Fig. 1). This short line a is attached to
the main line c by means of the spring or other hook d. the loop e retaining the
same in position.
In Figure 2. the pin f. on the short line is passed through the loop e on the main
line as shown.
In Figure 4 the main line c is passed around the drum of the steam or hand
winch i, the line being wound upon the reel j. When it is desired to haul in the
main line it is passed round the pulley 1, the steam or hand winch is revolved and
the main line is wound by hand upon the reel j. as it is given off by the steam or
hand winch drum h.
in;
It will be understood that one or more short hook lines may be attached to the
main line at a convenient distance apart and as the main line is wound or hauled
the short lines carrying the fish may be readily removed from same the fish
removed & stored & the short hook lines rebaited & replaced upon the main line
again when being paid out. When paying out the main line c, the same is
disconnected from the steam winch drum h. k rack for hanging short lines upon.
In the present system of long line deep sea fishing, the short hook lines are
permanently attached to the main line at short distances.
As the short lines are not detachable the only method of hauling in the main
line is by hand & it is then coiled into a creel. The hook lines then naturally
become very much entangled & great labour & time is expended in disentangling,
before paying out again; & also in hauling as before mentioned. By my arrange-
ment all entangling of the line is avoided, & this also enabling me to employ the
means of hauling by steam power, effects an immense saving of time & enables the

page_text: fisherman to do at least twice the amount of work they could otherwise have
performed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is.
1. The combination and arrangement of the various parts, substantially as
described & shewn herein.
2. In deep sea long lines, a main line provided with loops or their equivalents for
retaining in position short hook lines which engage thereon by means of spring
hooks or the like in combination, with or without a winch & a reel upon which said
main line is wound, substantially as shewn and described herein.
Dated this 11th day of January 1893.
E. EATON,
Patent Agent.