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Title: The American angler
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Harris, William Charles, 1830-1905, ed
Subjects: Fishing
Publisher: New York : (The Angler's Publishing Company)
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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good average; and on a lightrod it affords much sport, fighting fromfirst to last with all the energy of a bass,and only giving in when killed. Twoor three catches of 20 or 25 pounders iswork and enjoyment enough for oneday, and one would satisfy the averagefisherman. The extent of the schools of yellowtail at Santa Catalina in summer is al-most beyond belief. The fish color thewater for acres, while the albicore andother big fish often beat the blue watersinto foam for miles. There are times when the yellow tailrefuses any bait, however tempting itmay be or scientifically handled. Atsuch times one can often plainly seegreat shoals of tnem beneath the boatand almost touch them with the line, tono purpose. When, however, thisgame fish concludes to feed, they be-come quite ravenous, often chasingsmaller fish upon the shore by theirpursuit. At these times they can betaken with a throwline from the shorewith often no other bait than a strip ofwhite cloth. In June and early July the waters
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A 510-Pound Jew Fish. 66 The American Angler about Santa Catalina Island and SanClemente abound in schools o£ barra-cuda that often tint the water a richgreen, and when seen deep in the waterfrom the boat present a singular ap-pearance of myriads of heads and eyes.When the barracuda bites it does it in awhole-souled fashion that cannot bemistaken; and the lines are kept goingand there is a constant flapping as thelong rakish fish come piling into theboat. Usually this fish is taken on ahand line, and the object is to see howmany can be caught, and often by fol-lowing a school around a boat can bealmost filled with the fish. This past summer T tried them on a light rod, and had no difficulty in taking8 or lo pound fish on an eight ouncesplit bamboo rod, and curiously enoughsome of the largest on an old oil silktrout line of the smallest size. Thefish varied much in their game qualities;some were thorough fighters and gavea fine exhibition of strength and skill,and fought for twenty or

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