Priest
identifier
ID 1018
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V 2004.0058 L=30cm WD=4cm WT=123gr
holotype
MOT V 2004.0059 L=28cm WD=2,5cm WT=152gr
holotype
MOT V 2024.0119 L=22cm WD=2cm WT=141gr. Inscription: H.L. LEONARD ROD CO. MAKERS
description
The priest is a light (approx. 150 gr) bat-shaped hand tool of about 30 cm long made of wood, copper or plastic and with or without a widened (diam. approx. 3-4 cm) end (length approx. 6-12 cm) which is often weighted with lead.
With a priest, the angler gives the caught fish a short, hard blow to the head to switch off the brain. This either to kill the fish immediately or to stun it before killing it with another technique, such as slitting its throat, for example.
The handle is also used in the same way on some folding fishing knives. [MOT]
MOT V 2024.0119