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SUMMARY. 



Taking into consideration the occasions on which no confusion as to the Baits used 

 can arise, we get the following figures : — 



Mackkhel Bait.— 2150 Hooks shot. 214 Bound Fish and 83 Skate caught ; also 

 a large number of Dogfish, not exactly recorded. 



Average per 100 hooks : — Round Fish, 9 + ; Skate, 3 +. 



CoNGEK Bait.— 3409 Hooks shot. 303 Fish caught, viz. 167 Round Fish, 1 Flat- 

 fish (Halibut), 39 Skate, and 91 Dogfish. 



Average per 100 hooks: — Any sort of Fish, 8+; Round Fish, 4 + ; Skate, 1 + ; 

 Dogfish, 2+. 



Plaice Bait, — 338 Hooks shot. 60 Fish caught, viz. 27 Round Fish, 4 Skate, 

 and 29 Dogfish. 



Average per 100 hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 17 ; Round Fish, 8 ; Skate, 1 + ; Dog- 

 fish, 8+. 



Whitin-g Bait.— 238 Hooks shot. 27 Fish caught, viz. 9 Round Fish, 6 Skate 

 and 12 Dogfish. 



Avenige per 100 Hooks : — Any sort of Fish, 11 + ; Round Fish, 3 + ; Skate 2 + ; 

 Dogfish, 6+. 



Witch Bait. - 140 Hooks shot. 10 Fish caught, viz. 2 Round Fish, 1 Skate, and 

 7 Dogfish, &c. 



Average per 100 Hooks; — Any sort of Fish, 7 + ; Round Fish, 1 — ; Skate, 1 — ; 

 Dogfish, 6 +. 



LuGWORM Bait.— 200 Hooks shot. 5 Flat-fish caught. 

 Average per 100 Hooks: — Flat-fish, 2. 



