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
Hasta (spear) into locks. A spear, as a gymnastic weapon. The "hasta pura" was a spear without iron – presumably without the iron tip that was used in combat, or with the tip made of another material – that was awarded as a military decoration. "Hastae" were also used as signs that would be conventionally understood in Roman culture as announcing an auction. Hence, an auction was called a "hasta" and an auction-room a "hastarium". The Latin word "hasta" still exists in Portuguese with the same meaning, exists in French with the spelling "haste" and, having lost the aspiration, is used in