
Long Lines are used to catch halibut and in some instance, cod and haddock. The long line has a comparatively heavy central line to which short lines or “gangings” are attached right angles to the main line and at distances of every few feet.
A barb hook, which is baited, is fasted to the end of each ganging. An anchored line carrying a float and flag is fixed to each end of the central line, the anchor holding the gear on the bottom and the flag, which rests above the water surface, serving to indicate them position of the gear. In setting the long line, the float and anchor at one end are thrown overboard, and the central line, with gangings and baited hooks, is run and allowed to sink to the bottom. The anchor and float at the other end of the line are then thrown overboard.
Long Lines Fishing