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leger-line, also, Atherine and Coal-fish, and in some places off 

 steep rocks, Sea-Bream, Mackerel, and Horse- Mackerel or 

 Scad. On trots or bulters, every kind of ground-fish, including 

 Turbot ; and on the floating-trot, Pollack and Gar-fish, and 

 sometimes Bass. Every variety of fish found in the British 

 seas is taken at some time or other in nets ; and the Flounder 

 and Eels by spearing. The Grey Mullet, although very 

 abundant round our southern coasts, are seldom taken in any 

 quantity with rod and line. The exceptional places which 

 have come to my knowledge are Dover, Southampton, 

 Plymouth, Penzance, Jersey, and near Bideford, and Barn- 

 staple, at all of which excellent catches are occasionally made. 

 They are rarely taken by spearing, this amusement being more 

 followed in warm climates, particularly in the Mediterranean, 

 where it is carried on by torchlight. The Bonita, Dolphin, 

 Albicore, and King-fish are often struck with the ' Grains ' in 

 warm latitudes ; and the harpoon is brought into requisition 

 for the Shark, the Porpoise, and the Whale. The Shark, as is 

 well known, is also often taken with a chain-hook, and is some- 

 times noosed in a bowline-knot, being coaxed to swim through 

 it by a bait held in front. The chain must have a very strong 

 swivel at the top. 



THE POSSIBLE BAG 



is very useful for travellers, who naturally wish to add as little 

 as possible to their impedimenta. Let it contain a brass 

 tobacco-box, with loose hooks and swivels, two or three hanks 

 of snooding wound on cotton reels, a hank of gut, also a skein 

 of thread, and a bit of shoemaker's wax in leather. These and 

 some other matters the sea-side visitor will find mentioned 

 under * Gear or Tackle required in Sea-fishing,' pp. 12 and 13, 

 for carrying which the bag is very useful. 



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Some kinds of ground-fishing leads are not calculated from 

 their shape for railing or towing after a boat, but railing or 

 reeling plummets may be used for ground-fishing, especially in 



