HOOKS AND LINE

The fish are attracted by a natural or artificial bait (lures) placed on a hook fixed to the end of a line or snood, on which they get caught. Hooks or metallic points (jigs) are also used to catch fish by ripping them when they pass near. This is in particular the case with the jigging lines for squids which are provided with artificial lures with multiple hooks. The line is given a jerky up-and-down movement which attracts the squid to the jig on which it is caught. Hook-and-line units may be used singly or in large numbers. Nedelec and Prado (1990).