. The encyclopaedia of sport. ss,which is about halfa mile or more inwidth, the best fish-ing is had in one channel, not over 200 feet wide, so that there isgenerally a rush for this place. An angleranchored over this stretch of water is apt to getten strikes to an outsiders one, although theoutsider may only be 50 feet off. A long anchor rope about 70 feet long isnecessary, as the water is deep, varying from 20to 40 feet. The bottom being coral rock, aheavy weight is used in preference to an anchor,which is apt to catch in the rocks and stay there., A small buoy should be attached to the end
. The encyclopaedia of sport. ss,which is about halfa mile or more inwidth, the best fish-ing is had in one channel, not over 200 feet wide, so that there isgenerally a rush for this place. An angleranchored over this stretch of water is apt to getten strikes to an outsiders one, although theoutsider may only be 50 feet off. A long anchor rope about 70 feet long isnecessary, as the water is deep, varying from 20to 40 feet. The bottom being coral rock, aheavy weight is used in preference to an anchor,which is apt to catch in the rocks and stay there., A small buoy should be attached to the end ofthe anchor Ime so that, once a tarpon is hooked,the rope may be thrown overboard, as there isno time to haul it in. The bait generally used is a small brightsilvery fish. A small mesh net about 150 feetlong should be brought to the pass for catchingthese small fish for bait. When small fishcannot be had, strips of larger fish, cut to imitatesmall fish, do very well. The white belly-skinof a small shark makes excellent Be,\ched at Last. If a small fish be used, the hook is passedthrough the end of the jaw and out at the top ofthe head. The weight of the shank of the hook willkeep the fish swimming, belly down, in anatural position. If the bait show a tendencyto spin around, like a spoon bait, it should bestoi)ped, for the tarpon will not strike such a baitso readily as a bait that merely wriggles steadilylike a small fish swimming. The best way to stop the spinning of the bait,which is generally caused by the fish getting stiff, is to cut the backbone in four or five places,then bend the fish backwards and forwardsuntil it grows limp and will swim without re-volving. If the tarpon are seen swimming much belowthe surface, and ifthe current is verystrong, it is a goodplan to weight theend of the line withsmall strips of anchoredthe boat, the anglerdrops his bait overthe stern and allowsit to fall back slowlywith the tide. If tarpon areplentiful, he is aptto ge
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