Fishing and Gear Technology

Unit 14 - Long line gear

14.1 Long line gear

Long lining is a common fishing method throughout the world.The gear consists of baited hooks attached by branch line to a main line. The bait attracts fish either through chemical, visual or taste stimuli. Size selectivity curvers of long line resemble those of gillnets, although their selectivity ranges usually are wider and sometimes smaller fish are taken. Long line catch is comparable to those of non-selective type of gear like small meshed bottom trawl.