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The World Flounder-Tramping Championships are staged in Scotland's Urr estuary. The flounder - a flat fish - lies on the bottom of the shallow estuary and buries itself in the mud when the tide goes out. Over 200 competitors wade chest-high into the water in bare feet, searching for the tell-tale wriggle of the flounder beneath their toes. The fish can be collected by hand or with a special spear, but must be alive at the weigh in.

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