36 SEA FISH; 



thirds fine gimp, and the portion next the hook stout 

 salmon gut, to the main line, and secure it to the 

 whalebone boom, as shown at G and H ; loop on a 

 medium-sized brass swivel at the loop I, and the tackle 

 is finished, excepting the hook, which should be trout 

 pattern, No. 4 Limerick. 



A very successful mode, known as "railing," first, 

 apparently, introduced by our Gallic neighbours, is 

 often practised on the coast of Kent and Sussex. 

 Leads of from twelve to eighteen pounds weight are 

 often used, and from seven to nine hooks mounted on 

 thread snoodings, from eighteen, to twenty feet long, 

 made use of. The best bait is the mackerel lask 

 before described. The very rapid run of tide often 

 encountered off" the above mentioned coast, renders 

 the heavy sinker described requisite when the boat is 

 proceeding at the rate of about three miles an hour. 



Scad, or Horse Mackerel. 



FAM., Scomberidce. 



The scad, as it is commonly known, is frequently 

 taken in mackerel and pollack fishing, taking the baits 

 used for these fish with great avidity, and generally 

 causing more disappointment than pleasure when 

 brought within sight, so that it is but seldom, inten- 

 tionally fished for. As it is a coarse, bony fish, it is 

 occasionally salted in for winter use by the poor, but 

 rarely met with at the tables of the wealthy, being 



