Handline fishing, or handlining, is fishing with a single fishing line which is held in the hands. One or more lures or baited hooks are attached the line. Usually a weight and maybe a float are also attached. Handlining is one of the oldest forms of fishing and is still common.

The line can be jigged or moved up and down in a series of short movements, most often close to the sea floor. The motion attracts the fish, which are normally caught while trying to eat the lure but also as they move close to the jigged lure. The line is then hauled in and the fish removed. Handlining is most often used to catch groundfish and squid but other species are sometimes caught, including pelagic zone species.

[edit] See also

• Jigging

[edit] References

• Bjarnason, B A (1992) Handlining and squid jigging. FAO training series, No 23. ISBN 92-5-103100-2
• Handlining. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-2007.

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