ABSTRACT
Leaders used to guide fish through the series of progressively smaller compartments are up to 800 feet (244 m) long. The lead extends into the entrance of the heart, and fish move from the heart into the pot through an opening called a gate, situated directly in the center. The pound net's pot, which varies in size, is composed of small mesh netting supported by large, anchored poles. This section, like its equivalent in the weir, often has a net bottom secured to the sides. When harvested the bottom is raised, and the fish are brailed or pumped from the pot. In larger pound nets the fish are seined from the inner pocket.
