High flyers, also known as long line high flyers, are vertical poles used by commercial fishermen that serve to locate the beginning and end of a long fishing line, used most often in tuna and swordfish fishing.[1] Often constructed with a vertical marine grade aluminum pole which resists corrosion, they have a tapered fluted buoy to provide buoyancy, and the poles are about 6–9 feet (2–3 meters) high above the water. The counter-weight at the bottom is often a PVC pipe filled with concrete.[2] The high flyer is tipped with an aluminum radar reflector that warns ships of a line between two high flyers.
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- ^ Code of Federal Regulations: Wildlife and Fisheries (50 CFR 601.1 ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. October 1, 1987. p. 146. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ "Long Line High Flyers". Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
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