(a) A dip net used for lifting the fish from the cod trap into the boat.
Second Row:
(a) Two hand-gaffs for pulling heavy fish in over the side of the boat; these are used when hand lining and jigging.
(b) An empty reel for a jigger or a hand line.
(c) A reel with a jigger; the jigger is tugged rapidly in the water attracting the fish which are sometimes hooked.
(d) A hand line; the hooks are baited and lowered into water. A lead weight is used to sink the line quickly.
Bottom Row:
(a) Two cut throat knives; these are used to cut the throat of the fish and to open the stomach cavity.
(b) Two splitting knives; these are used to split the fish down to the tail and to remove the back bone. The blade of a splitting knife is curved, as one can see, and it is one of the few knives, if not the only knife, that is manufactured in left-handed and right-handed models.
(c) An empty needle, and a needle full of twine; these are used for knitting nets.
(d) Two jiggers.
(e) Above the two jiggers are two flat pieces of wood used to used for knitting different size nets.
Courtesy: John Martin, ETV Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland
