Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1884 — A Revolution in Fishing. [ARTICLE]

A Revolution in Fishing.

“I saw some experiments in a European aquarium some months ago,” said the iish authority, “that showed what fishing was coming to. The tank was darkened, in fact, the whole room was, and a man in a diver’s outfit entered, wearing one of the new electric lights on his helmet. The effect was curious. The tank was perfectly illuminated, but the most remarkable feature was the effect it had upon the fishes. One and all they crowded about the light, seemingly astonished at the strange appearance. The man carried a small scoop net with him, and with the greatest ease caught all the fish he wanted. If this could be used on the Grand Banks in 200 feet of stater there would be a revolution in fishing. The steamer of the United States Fish Commission has been trying some

curious experiments with long fishing lines that had electric lights placed just above the bait. These were more or less successful. ,One trouble that is shown in the tanks at. Fulton Market is that the fish become habituated to the light, and after awhile will not approach it, but in the open sea, where new fish are continually being met with, this would not be an obstacle. —New York Sun.