Comparison of efficiency of snap gear to fixed-hook setline gear for catching Pacific halibut
Myhre RJ and Quinn TJ. 1984. Comparison of efficiency of snap gear to fixed-hook setline gear for catching Pacific halibut. Scientific report / International Pacific Halibut Commission. 69. International Pacific Halibut Commission. Seattle, WA
During 1982 and 1983 experiments were carried out to compare the relative efficiency of snap gear to conventional gear. Fish length, depth, fish density, bottom contour, and bottom type were not significant factors in the relative efficiency of the two gears. Based on these results, there appears to be no intrinsic difference in the efficiency of fixed-hook halibut gear and snap gear, but hauling speed appears to be an important factor in the efficiency of both types of halibut gear.