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tion to other and better fish. As a food fish the bergall is not very 

 good, the small ones frequently being muddy. 



I do not suppose that anyone would think of going out especially 

 for bergalls, but if the fisherman really wants to catch the sly fel- 

 low, let him rig a " gang " of very small hooks, having a big bend 

 and extremely sharp points; put on a microscopic piece of bait, and 

 as soon as the line is down give it a sharp jerk upward. I have often 

 tried this method with success. The hooks catch everywhere, in the 

 tail, the belly, on the back and in the head. The bergall bites 

 jeagerly at low tide. 



