Show CATCH COD NO BAIT INVENTION OF FISHERMAN MAY revolutionize INDUSTRY old salt at gloucester has a device ailed the J ager wh ch may mean a great sav ng to the new englanders gloucester mass capt angus hines a weather beaten fisherman has invented a new method of capter ing cod without bait that promises to revolutionize the fishing industry of new england all along the coast from maine to cape cod the balt less method of taking cod haa become a topic of interest for nearly a score of years the cost of salted clams squid and eels and other cod bait has been an important factor in reducing the profits of new england fishermen captains of fi hing schooners tant sail from boston cape ann and cape cod have been obliged to fill their vessels holds with bait in barrels be tore proceeding to the fishing grounds the salted clams have to be shipped from maine for this purpose often days are spent on the fishing grounds in capturing squid for bait I 1 capt hines who recently sailed in to gloucester in his vessel the annie M parker with pounds of cod a record load created a sensation among fishing concerns by catching fully half this cargo by means of his latest tangled device for luring the cod from the depths capt hines when hp started for sable island in may carried bar aels of salted clams for bait before returning he threw 50 barrels over board and gave away 20 barrels to other fishermen this new device for taking fish has been named the jigger it consists of a molded fish shaped piece of shiny lead about eight inches long from the head of which projects a pair of big hooks when capt hines arrived on the fishing grounds at sable island last may he discovered that the schools of fish were slow to take the clam bait instead the cod seemed to be pursuing the herring which infested the waters confronted with this problem the captain set to work to solve it it was impossible to obtain herring enough for bait and the thought struck him that a device made to deceive the cod would solve his troubles with a piece of lead the captain fashioned a little fish over the upper ends of two large cod hooks and threw the device overboard at the end of a line as an experiment A cod snapped at the jigger and was hauled aboard the dory another and another were caugh by the same method in rapid succession immell abely the ere v of 21 on capt nines vessel set to work modeling jiggers in another day the men were busy 1 abling aboard scores of cod caught by the new device |