The Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries - Dutch Fleet-5 Angle net fishing (Hoekwantvisserij)
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2025 9:37 am
Hook net fishing was not without significance in Elburg. This form of fishing required a high degree of dexterity and skill. Hook net fishing only developed in the 19th century. One of the pioneers in Elburg was Hannes aan 't Goor (1850-1927). The hook net consisted of a long cotton line to which a line of about 60 cm and a small hook were attached every two or three fathoms (a fathom = 180 cm). Smelt was often used for bait, but shrimp and worms were also sometimes used.
The corner rigging consisted of long cotton lines to which cross lines were attached every 1 fathom or so with a baited hook.
The lines with bait attached were cast out while sailing, and the lines were reeled in as they sailed. This created, as it were, a wall in the water. While sailing, the lines with the fish were reeled in again.
Flounder and eel, among other things, were caught with the corner wall.
Information in margin of Ms
Hookfishing is a collective term for longline fishing, cone fishing, and trap fishing. These methods share the commonality of sea fishing, which involved the use of a system of lines to which one or more baited hooks were attached. Certain fishing vessels within these categories were previously designated as hookfishers.
The stamp design on Ms is based on etchings by Gerrit Groenewegen (1754–1826), a Rotterdam artist best known for his seascapes and masterful ship etchings. Between 1786 and 1801, he created a series of 84 etchings, each a detailed depiction of a contemporary vessel.
Nederland 2025, (1,1,1,1,1) Ms;
Source: https://www.marja-aantgoor.nl/?page_id=365/
The corner rigging consisted of long cotton lines to which cross lines were attached every 1 fathom or so with a baited hook.
The lines with bait attached were cast out while sailing, and the lines were reeled in as they sailed. This created, as it were, a wall in the water. While sailing, the lines with the fish were reeled in again.
Flounder and eel, among other things, were caught with the corner wall.
Information in margin of Ms
Hookfishing is a collective term for longline fishing, cone fishing, and trap fishing. These methods share the commonality of sea fishing, which involved the use of a system of lines to which one or more baited hooks were attached. Certain fishing vessels within these categories were previously designated as hookfishers.
The stamp design on Ms is based on etchings by Gerrit Groenewegen (1754–1826), a Rotterdam artist best known for his seascapes and masterful ship etchings. Between 1786 and 1801, he created a series of 84 etchings, each a detailed depiction of a contemporary vessel.
Nederland 2025, (1,1,1,1,1) Ms;
Source: https://www.marja-aantgoor.nl/?page_id=365/