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crumbs, this fish is not to be beaten as a breakfast delicacy. 

 The flounder is caught in exactly the same way as described 

 in ledgering for eels with the "lazy back." The plumb, the 

 two tackles, and the worm for bait, on a ]N"o. 7 or 8 hook. 

 " Pin lining " is one plan of catching flounders, only this is 

 the way of the pot-hunter. Pins are fastened on lengths of 

 gut in exactly the same way as described for sniggling for 

 eels, and ten or a dozen of these are fastened to a long line 

 at regular intervals. The worm is baited as described in 

 sniggling, and a stone is fastened to each end of the line to 

 keep the baits down at the bottom, if you get a favourable 

 place and a sunshiny day, you catch a lot of these fish. From 

 four to eight dozen have been taken in a single day. 



