Fishing and Gear Technology

Unit 8 - Other accessories

8.4.Kelley’s eye and Stopper link
The Kelley’s eye is a combination of two metal rings one is big and the other is small. The small ring is connected to the double end of the back strops through a shackle. The other ring is for jamming the figure of “8” link. Eight link is attached in between the independent piece and the sweep line. 8 is also called stop link/stopper link. The sweep line is taken through the big rings of the kelley’s eye. During trawling strain of the net is taken by the kelley’s eye and the back stroops. The independent piece connects the sweep line with the wrap when the otter boards are disconnected from the wrap, so that the sweep line and the net can be hauled by the winch. The material used for kelley’s eye is galvanized iron.