FISH-HOOKS OF WOOD.
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Fish-Hocks or Gorges made of Thorns, used on the
Essex Coast.
Fig. 1. Stem of White-thorn, showing the Thorns from which the Hooks are made, in situ.
Fig. 2. A hook or gorge, with the fishing line attached
Fig. 3. A hook, showing the method of baiting with a Lob-Worm (Arenicola.)
Fig. 4. A thorn hook, showing its position in the gullet of a captured fish, which has
swallowed the gorge.