CATCHING FISH. 
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such as quickness of sight, readiness of hand, caution 
in arranging plans, judgment in directing them, 
patience in waiting for the result, endurance in pur- 
suing, and strength in holding fast. 
Fish are procured in different ways. They are 
caught with weirs or dams, as already described ; 
and also with large seines made of string manufactured 
from the rush, and buoyed up with dry reeds, bound 
into bundles, and weighted by stones tied to the 
bottom. This is used just in the same way as the 
European seine, being either shot from a canoe, or 
set by swimming or wading, according to the depth 
of the water. Great numbers of fish of various 
kinds, and often of a large size, are caught in this 
way. Fresh water turtles, varying in weight from 
three to twelve pounds, are also taken in the same 
way, and are excellent eating. 
Another kind of net (ngail-le) used in fishing is 
made of slender twine, and has a large mesh. It is 
long, but not more than from two to three feet deep. 
A string is passed through the loops of the upper part, 
and is then stretched across a lagoon, or any other 
sheet of still water, the upper part being nearly level 
with the surface of the water, and the lower part 
dangling loose below, without weight. In setting it 
each extremity is fastened to a pole or spear, stuck 
firmly in the mud to keep it in its place, whilst a third 
pole is occasionally put in the middle. A few dry 
reeds are sometimes fastened at intervals to the line, 
running through the upper part to prevent the net 
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