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2. Puretic power block - Wikipedia

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   The Puretic power block is a special kind of mechanised winch used to haul nets on fishing vessels. The power block is a large pulley of aluminium with a hard rubber-coated sheave. While many men were needed for the back-breaking work of hauling a purse seine manually, the same work could be done by fewer men with a power block. [1]

3. Mario Puratić - Wikipedia

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   Mario Puratić (1904 - 1993) (usually spelled Puretic, and sometimes Puretich, in English) was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American inventor who made major advances in fishing technology, such as the Puretic power block. [1] Puratić was born in 1904 in the town of Sumartin on the island of Brač in a Croatian family of farmers and ...

4. List of Croatian inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 February 2025. Speedometer Fingerprints are used in dactyloscopy Torpedo Tungsten filament for electric light bulbs This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2017) Croatian inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques invented or discovered, by people ...

5. Orvis - Wikipedia

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   Orvis is an American family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods.Founded in Manchester, Vermont, in 1856 by Charles F. Orvis to sell fishing tackle, it is the oldest mail-order retailer in the United States.

6. Simms Fishing Products - Wikipedia

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   Simms manufactures many kinds of men's and women's waders, boots, outerwear, apparel, and travel accessories for fishers and outdoors enthusiasts. It retails its products through a worldwide network of independent fly fishing shops, large sporting goods retailers and online retailers.

7. Surrounding net - Wikipedia

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   A surrounding net is deployed by a fishing boat that starts sailing in a circle. This allows for the net to come all the way around 360 degrees to completely surround the fish. This makes it so that there is no escape for the fish. There are floating buoys on the top of the net and weights on the bottom of the net to make sure that it forms a wall.