Re: [Paddlewise] Rigging question - Perfect Storm

I haven't seen the movie yet, but there is a quitea  bit about 
trawling in a great book called "Cod:A Biography of the Fish that 
Changed the World" by Mark Kurlansky. From what I can recall from the 
book, trawling with gill-nets was developed with steam powered 
engines. Due to over-fishing I don't believe (I may be way off here) 
that it is allowed any more and most fishing is done on the Banks is 
with longlines. I also believe that swordfish (isn't that what they 
were fishing for?) are caught solely on longlines (which you don't 
want to meet with a kayak). I read the Perfect Storm and seem to 
recall that the Andrea Gail was an older boat and was probably rigged 
for cod and other bottom fish as well as longlines.

-Patrick

At 8:53 PM -0700 7/5/00, D Lee wrote:
>This isn't really a paddling question, but is a boating question that
>some of you paddlers may have the answer to.  Skip now if you're not
>interested in general boating.  Apologies in advance for this off-topic
>question, and please reply to me privately if you have the answers to my
>questions.
>
>In the movie "Perfect Storm," I was surprised to see the Andrea Gail
>rigged with apparent trawler booms when it was fishing as a longliner.
>Yes, you can attach a longline reel/drum to any boat, but why carry the
>useless (and dangerous, in this movie) trawler booms?  The trawler booms
>with anchors attached played a key part in the movie when the captain
>crawled out on one to cut the line to release one of the anchors. 
>
>Is it common in New England to have boats rigged as trawlers when they're
>longliners?  I would think most Glouchester boats would be rigged for
>hauling lobster pots with swivel booms or for longlining. 
>
>What do they trawl for in New England?  I would guess that the Grand
>Banks cod fishery was a longline fishery, and not a trawl fishery.  True
>or not?
>
>Anchors on trawl booms?  Wouldn't they carry otter doors instead of
>anchors? 
>
>Curious to know...
>
>Darrell Lee
>Alameda, CA
>snorkler_at_juno.com
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