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A bronze sounding lead with an inset
hollowed star that can be filled with vaseline, grease, even peanut butter, so you’ll know what the bottom’s surface is like before you set your hook, as well as knowing how much scope you need for anchoring.
Includes 60' of line knotted every fathom.
Complete Sounder: (line, lead, bag)
Sounder also sold separately.
The sounding lead of many years ago was most often attached to a very long line, as there were no electronic sounders to probe great depths. Instead of a knot every fathom (every 6 feet), more elaborate markings were used to indicate unambiguously a variety of depths:
2 fathoms - a 2-ended scrap of leather
3 fathoms - a 3-ended scrap of leather
5 fathoms - a scrap of white calico
7 fathoms - 1 strip of red wool bunting
10 fathoms - leather bound with hoe in it
13 fathoms - a piece of thick blue serge
15 fathoms - a piece of white calico
17 fathoms - a piece of red wool bunting
20 fathoms - a cord with 2 knots
30 fathoms - a cord with 3 knots
(you would need to add those yourself to the line... )
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