Title:
Metal Halibut Hook
Description:
Longliners fishing for halibut in Alaskan waters used "J" shaped hooks for nearly hundred years. In the 1980s a tuna fisherman from California introduced the circle hook. The impact on the halibut fishery was immediate once the fleet adapted the new hooks.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 85.1.105.18
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Iron hook with nail lashed on
Iron hook with nail lashed on
Iron hook with nail lashed on
Iron hook with nail lashed on
Iron hook with nail lashed on
Iron hook with nail lashed on