Abstract: The invention refers to a method for transferal of a longline hook with bait (5) from a baiting machine (6) into a longline container (12), where the hook is connected to the longline (3) via a snood (4), as the longline (3) is set up to be arranged in a longline chamber in the longline container while the hook/bait (5) is transferred to a hook/bait chamber (16) adjacent to the longline chamber. The method according to the invention is characterised in that, as the longline (3) is conducted from the baiting machine to the longline chamber via a conductor device, the hook with bait (5) is simultaneously transferred in an initial manoeuvre to a holder (8), as the holder (8) with the hook/bait (5) is located at an intermediate station directly above the longline container (12), or is transferred to such an intermediate station and then transferred via a conductor device from the holder to the hook/bait chamber (16) in the longline container. The invention also refers to a device for execution of the method.

Abstract: An apparatus for hooking and possibly baiting of a fishing line which is provided with snoods (13), each snood having a head (8) adapted to be releasably connected to the neck of a fishing hook (7). The apparatus comprises a hook magazine (4) adapted for placing hooks in a stack and a pusher (6) for moving the hook (7) into engagement with the snood head (8). In order to retain snood heads (8) for coupling them to hook necks a stationary retainer element (9) and a cooperating movable retainer element (1) are provided, while a drive mechanism is provided for moving the movable retainer element in order to release the snood head after the pusher (6) has moved the hook neck into engagement with the snood head. One of the retainer elements (1;9) may have a recess (14) for placing of the snood heads (8), and the stationary retainer element (9) may be equipped with a protrusion (12) adapted to guide the snood heads (8) into the recess.

Abstract: A conveyer system for an elongated element which is provided with freely suspended thread formed projections spaced along the length of the element, such as a fishing line provided with freely suspended snoods. The system comprises and endless tightly wound helical spring (5) which is passed over turning rollers (6), and means (8) adapted to introduce the thread formed projections (1) between two windings in the helical spring. Two systems are described in which the conveyer system is associated with means used in long line fishing.

Abstract: A fish hook protector includes a plate-like center part having opposite side edges which are parallel, an elongated gripping part which extends along one of the opposite sides and includes an elongated channel for gripping the leg portion of a fish hook, and an elongated shielding part which extends along the other of the opposite sides and includes an elongated channel for covering at least the sides of a curved portion of the fish hook whose leg portion is received in the elongated gripping part. The elongated gripping part preferably has a claw-shaped cross section and the elongated shielding part preferably has a generally V-shaped cross section.

Abstract: An apparatus for hooking and possibly baiting of a fishing line (1) which is provided with snoods (2) arranged in spaced relationship along the length of the line and each provided with a head (3). The apparatus is provided with a rotatable table which mounts a hook store (13), possibly a bait store (14) and a slide member (15) which, under rotation of the table performs a rectilinear radial movement for the purpose of bringing a fishing hook (17) from the hook store (13) into engagement with a snood head, possibly through a bait (18) from the bait store (14).

Abstract: An apparatus for releasing a fish hook from an elongated snood head which has a transversely-extending opening and a U-shaped leaf spring which has projections which extend outwardly therefrom and branches which are spreadable to release the leg of the fish hook. The apparatus including a housing which is movably mounted on a slide guide, the housing including a longitudinal cavity in which the elongated snood head is positionable and a conical entry portion, a plurality of wire guides which obliquely extend towards the longitudinal cavity and which have inner ends that extend into the longitudinal cavity to cooperate with the projections of the U-shaped leaf spring. A cock is pivotally connected to the housing, the cock having a slotted point which extends into the longitudinal cavity and a caster, and a stationary cam along which the caster of the cock moves.

Abstract: A system for the transfer of a net formed fishing gear to a bin (2) aboard a vessel (1), which in association with a pull means (5) comprises a guide means (6) which is adapted to perform a swinging movement in mutually different planes relatively to the pull means.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fishing hook and a line snood head so formed as to be adapted to co-operate in removably securing the hook to the head.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for use in long-line fishing, adapted to separately advance long-line snoods and fishing hooks, respectively, to a position in a blow device adapted to force the fishing hook necks individually into secured engagement with a head provided on each fishing line snood, possibly under simultaneous positioning of a bait on each fishing hook neck.

Abstract: Winches for hauling on board fishing vessels purse nets or similar fishing devices. The nets are pulled by frictional engagement with at least two rollers rotatable in mutually opposite directions and arranged in spaced apart relationship to project freely outwards from a common pivotable end member for adjusting the rollers in various oblique positions relative to a vertical plane. The rollers each have inner and outer rest portions with friction-promoting means, such as rubber coating, the inner rest portion having a smaller diameter than the outer rest portion thereby enabling a float-supporting side of the net to bear against the roller between the inner and outer rest portions in a manner regulated by the oblique positioning of the rollers. Furthermore, each roller has an annular portion formed without friction-promoting means to constitute a net-slide portion.