This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...being afterwards fishing. Bulters professionals, "marled down," leaving a large loop at the end. Sometimes they are protected by copper-wire for a short distance above the hook. The snoods are attached to the backing at regular intervals apart, which are always double the length of each snood. Buoys and anchors are employed to moor the bulter, and they are shot in deep water on " marks" well known to the local fishermen. Spillering is capital amusement for the amateur, the "spiller," as it is called, being more convenient, and is, in reality, only a bulter on a small scale. All kinds of fish, such as turbot, plaice, gurnards, bass, pollack, and cod, may be taken with them, and hauling in such a line always creates much excitement, especially Fig. 38.--Rig for Spiller Snoods (a...