. The book of fish and fishing; . asoline launches from sixteen totwenty feet are run by the boatman who acts asengineer, guide, and gaffer; the boat has two chairseats at and facing the stern, though the anglermay play the fish standing should he prefer orwork better that way. The tackle used is similar to that suited to tuna fishing; the rod not longer than eight feet, weighing not over twenty-five ounces, the line being a No. 15, or in some instances a 12- strand Cuttyhunk from 300 to 40O feet long. The 47 Fish and Fishing hook an OShaughnessy No. 7^0 or 8/0 with a sixor eight-inch piano-wi
. The book of fish and fishing; . asoline launches from sixteen totwenty feet are run by the boatman who acts asengineer, guide, and gaffer; the boat has two chairseats at and facing the stern, though the anglermay play the fish standing should he prefer orwork better that way. The tackle used is similar to that suited to tuna fishing; the rod not longer than eight feet, weighing not over twenty-five ounces, the line being a No. 15, or in some instances a 12- strand Cuttyhunk from 300 to 40O feet long. The 47 Fish and Fishing hook an OShaughnessy No. 7^0 or 8/0 with a sixor eight-inch piano-wire leader, in two hnks, andfastened with a double swivel. The bait is either a smelt or sardine from four tosix inches in length. To bait it, the hook isentered at the mouth coming out at the gill; thenturned it is embedded in the belly of the fish, sothat the entire hook, except the shank, is mouth is then wound with a five-inchfine silver wire attached to the hook, whichprevents the bait from whirling too rapidly. At. How to hook the bait. times fish of exceptionally large size may betaken on a flying fish. The bait is then cast, andabout fifty or sixty feet of line unreeled, and thelaunch kept moving slowly near the sea-weeds. The fishing is best in the morning, from sunriseto midday, and on a flood tide. At the first soundof the reel, the boatman stops the engine, the fish at once turning the boat around, rush-Fish^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ there in frantic efforts to escape; so powerful are these lunges attimes, that the angler is forced to give line, or thetackle goes. If the angler can withstand it, thenthe rod is too stiff for the code which holds andis most in favor with members of angling Popular Salt=Water Game Fish The hne is kept taut, reeled in when chance is given; if it is impossible to reel, a series of short pumps is tried. This ingenious device is used with effect in all game fishing. Pumping is done by raising the rod slowly; then it is suddenly dr
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