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Photographer: William J. Toman
Taken: October 16, 2011
Caption: Shoot the running board Marker
Additional Description: How do you catch a school of carp in the middle of winter? Using a running board was a simple and brilliant way to stretch a seine net in a large circle under lake ice. First, the crew cut a large landing hole in the ice. Next, they chopped small holes 75-100 feet apart around the perimeter of the carp school, as best they could judge. Then the crew aimed the running board (connected by rope to the seine net) toward the first hole. After hooking the board and securing the seine net, they shot the board to the second hole, third hole, and so on back to the landing hole. The carp were now surrounded by the seine net. When the seine closed around them, a pulling engine at the landing hole winched a netful of carp from the water. A hinged running board was easier to carry.
Submitted: October 16, 2011, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.
Database Locator Identification Number: p177283
File Size: 3.612 Megabytes

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