Hoonah Boat Pulling in Small Load

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Old style fish bag with brailer hauling fish up.
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Unknown
Protocol: 
Hoonah Community Members Public Access
Community: 
Hoonah Community Members
Category: 
Fishing
Original Date Description: 
Circa 1950
Contributor: 
Kenneth Grant
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“Take it away!”  The winchman would hoist the brailer over the fish hold, where the “brailerman” on the stern would release the fish into the hold.  Lots of cheers!  The sight of a brailer being hauled up caused a thump in the hearts of all crewmen watching.  If your boat was brailing, there was no doubt all other crews nearby were counting the haul with envy.  The more efficient brailermen got their nets in the water faster and hauled more fish.  The ring bar, the “spongex” corks on the corkline and the aluminum brailer date this image.

https://www.nps.gov/glba/learn/historyculture/upload/42484_Part-2-Hoonah.pdf

People: 
James Mackovjak
Title: 
Hoonah Boat Pulling in Small Load
Protocol: 
Glacier Bay National Park Service Public Access
Community: 
Glacier Bay National Park Service
Category: 
Fishing
Keywords: 
Glacier Bay National Park Service, Seine
Creator: 
James Mackovjak
Rights: 
For permission to use, reproduce, circulate or publish please contact the site administrator at amelia.wilson@hunaheritage.com or (907) 789-8582.
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Source: 
Navigating Troubled Waters: Part 2: Hoonah’s “Million Dollar Fleet”
Publisher: 
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Gustavus, Alaska (2010)