Popular Bottom Sea Fish 



rod and multiplying reel, a strong line of linen, 

 measuring at least fifty yards, a swivel sinker 

 with a three-foot leader. There should be two 

 hooks, sj)rout or Aberdeen preferred, size No. 1 

 to 3. 



The best bait is shedder crabs or sand worms; 

 also shrimps, blood worms, and clams are ef- 

 fective. In August, the kingfish can be 

 Baits caught along the south side of Long Island, 

 off the Jersey coast, at Atlantic City, Long 

 Branch, and Barnegat Inlet. Farther South they 

 are yet more numerous. In size, this fish varies 

 from one to six pounds; the average being two. 

 In surf fishing, the l)est time is the first of the 

 flood tide; in this situation, with plenty of room, 

 the kingfish is seen at its best, swiftly swimming 

 long distances near the bottom; after a very long 

 run, it stops to jigger and shake, finally breaking 

 water fifty to one hundred yards from the rod, if 

 sufficient line is given it; and one will wonder 

 after landing a fish which has taken half an 

 hour to kill, that it weighs scarcely three pounds. 

 The angler is sure of one point in his favor, for 

 certainly no bottom-loving fish plays such a game 

 for the angler's real delight. The cook, as well 

 as the epicure, will be fully assured of another, 

 that no fish that swims the sea makes a better 

 dish. 



PLAICE 



No seafish is so popular or so well known as 

 this; it is called by a variety of names, which are 

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