Shooting the line
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Did you know:
The production machines for fish hooks was never patented, but kept secret by means of closed doors for 125 years. Only those few people responsible for the production were allowed entrance to the building.
Shooting the line
3-6 hooks per second
When the first buoys and anchors are thrown overboard, the lines are pulled from the storage magazines through the baiting machine. Setting speed can vary between 6 and 10 knots (3-6 hooks per second), depending on the spacing between the hooks. A patented baiting system secures accurate baiting of every single hook that passes through the system, independent of setting speed. The baiting machine is operated by one man, who feeds bait fish into the baiting section.
Computer-based
A fully automatic LineSetter pulls the line through the baiting machine at a constant speed. Monitoring of the shooting process is achieved with LineController™, a specially designed computer-based system.
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