Roped In
The lobster fishers use coated wire and various types of rope to build their lobster traps. The heads on the entrances to the "kitchen" and "parlor" of the trap are made by knotting cord attached to a circular ring and then to the frame. The trap is marked by a long sinking rope attached to a shorter rope with a "weak link" that can be broken by a whale 's weight should it happen across the path. Finally, a shorter rope on the other side of the weak link is a floating line tied to a buoy painted in the fisherman's signature colors. The boat carries a matching buoy on its roof to identify the captain as the owner of the traps.
Roped In
The lobster fishers use coated wire and various types of rope to build their lobster traps. The heads on the entrances to the "kitchen" and "parlor" of the trap are made by knotting cord attached to a circular ring and then to the frame. The trap is marked by a long sinking rope attached to a shorter rope with a "weak link" that can be broken by a whale 's weight should it happen across the path. Finally, a shorter rope on the other side of the weak link is a floating line tied to a buoy painted in the fisherman's signature colors. The boat carries a matching buoy on its roof to identify the captain as the owner of the traps.