FISHING BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XIX, 9 November 1895, Page 570

FISHING BY ELECTRIC LIGHT.

Eastern anglers are taking a leaf out of the book of the fishermen of the Pacific Coast. It will be remembered that an enterprising Californian was the first in the coun - try to utilize the idea of attacking fish by means of the electric light. He had the nets for his coast fishing studded with incandescent lamps, which were connected to the batteries in an accompanying boat. As soon as the nets were sunk the current was turned on, and the incandescent filament drew fish from far and near, greatly surpassing in its effects on the nauling of the net the most irresistible of baits. Now an Albany man has devised an ‘ electrical ’ net, which works very much after the same fashion, except that the electric light used is fixed above the water instead of below its surface. When the light ’ s placed in a position the nets are set either to the seaward of it or around it, flat upon the bottom. When the fish are drawn to the lamp a rubber which runs along the top of the net is inflated by a pump in the boat, the upper edge of the net will rise to the surface—the lower edge being held down by sinkers—and the fish are caught. A New Yorker lias made a modification of the Californian plan of usingsubmergei I lights. He simply puts a threecandle power lamp in a quart preserving jar, lowers it into the water, and runs it with a sewing machine battery. He recommends those who wish to follow Ins example not to spend twenty dollars on a battery.