Collecting bait, making baskets and preparing fishing lines....
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
78805
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.008
Original Tape ID
Summary
Collecting bait, making baskets and preparing fishing lines.
As a girl, Daisy Aitchison used to collect limpets as bait for the inshore line fishing. She describes the implement used to dislodge them. She also worked at the potato harvest. She describes the sculls [wicker baskets] used by fishermen, which they wove onto blacksmith-made rims. Horse's tails were bought to make imps [cords] to attach the hooks to the fishing lines. Wands [rods] are mentioned.
Item Location
County - Berwickshire
Parish - Eyemouth
Village/Place - Eyemouth
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good