Flounder tramping Flounder tramping Flounder tramping is a traditional method of catching flounder or other flat fish by wading in shallow water and standing on them. This method of fishing was used in the coastal waters and river estuaries of South West Scotland for centuries. Once trapped the fish were often secured by impaling them on a leister before being bagged. A leister is the local name for a trident or three pronged long handled spear. Although traditional, the use of leisters to aid capture is no longer permitted (presumably for safety reasons). On the first Saturday each August, Palnackie, a small
Spear (liturgy) is also used before Holy Communion to cut the Lamb into pieces for the clergy and faithful to communicate from. In the Euchologion there is also a special Prayer of the Spear which may be said by the priest when one is sick. The Spear, being a sanctified object, may not be used for any purpose than the litugical uses for which it is appointed. Spear (liturgy) The Spear (Greek: λόγχη; Slavonic: "Копіе́") or Lance is a liturgical implement used during the Divine Liturgy in the Byzantine Rite of the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. The Spear