. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE TUNA 389 summer, and does not go far into waters that are colder than 65°. (G. Brown Goode.) Apparently, specimens taken in northern waters average much smaller than those taken around the two coasts of Florida. Dr. Goode says this fish "sometimes attains a weight of 8 or 9 pounds, though it rarely exceeds 3 or 4 ; A specimen of 3 pounds, .5 ounces, measured 26i- inches in length. Drs. Jordan and Evermann give its weight as "6 to 10 pounds," w
. The American natural history; a foundation of useful knowledge of the higher animals of North America. Natural history. THE TUNA 389 summer, and does not go far into waters that are colder than 65°. (G. Brown Goode.) Apparently, specimens taken in northern waters average much smaller than those taken around the two coasts of Florida. Dr. Goode says this fish "sometimes attains a weight of 8 or 9 pounds, though it rarely exceeds 3 or 4 ; A specimen of 3 pounds, .5 ounces, measured 26i- inches in length. Drs. Jordan and Evermann give its weight as "6 to 10 pounds," with a maximum of all "seen" of 25 pounds weight, and 41 inches in length. ("Amer- ican Food and Game Fishes".) The great leaping Tuna' of the enchanted waters of Santa Catahna, "the tiger of the Cah- fornia seas," is, on our Atlantic Coast, the big but commonplace Horse Mackerel, Tunny or Great Albacore,—no more, no less. It is the largest and now the most interesting member of the Mackerel Family. At Santa Catalina, bold men, and women, too, go out with rod, reel and line, to angle for this monster, and vanquish Strength and Weight by Tackle and Skill. This is hook-and-line fishing with a vengeance. The beginner hopes to catch a Tuna heavier than 100 pounds, in order to gain membership in the Tuna Club. The club member always hopes either to improve his own record, or break all others; but, record or no record, the button of the Tuna Club is a good thing to wear by right of conquest. Beyond question, when treated as a game fish, and fairly challenged with rod and line in the watery arena of Santa Catalina, in more senses than one the Tuna is great! Mr. C. F. Holder—for two years literally the holder of the Tuna championship with a 183-pound fish which fought four hours, and towed his captor ten miles—says that the Tuna, "when played with a rod that is not a billiard cue or a club will give the average man the contest of his life. My id
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