FISHING THE PACIFIC 



Tuesday July i 



Worst storm in years according to fishermen and all 

 boats and commercial fishermen stayed in. We went 

 out about 2 miles and came right back. Spent day 

 taking pictures and resting. 



Wednesday July 2 Don: 



10:00 Strike— hooked up. Pulled hook in 2 hours 



Thursday July 3 Don: 



Took frozen fish for bait— could not catch fresh ones. 

 Baited 3 Albacora. All went down but would not 

 touch the bait. Not a strike. 



Don: Nine days* fishing 



9 Albacora hits 



5 Albacora hook-ups 



3 Albacora landed 



2 Albacora hooks pulled 



I Marlin hit 



I Marlin hook-up 



I Marlin landed 



Albacora #1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 



Marlin # i 



626 pounds 

 295 pounds 

 780 pounds 

 Pulled hook 

 Pulled hook 



319 pounds 



55 minutes 



21 minutes 



2 hours— 10 minutes 



1 hour —45 minutes 



2 hours 



25 minutes 



Hits of any kind included in above 



Total Albacora sighted— 10— these nine days 



All Albacora foul hooked 



Saw about 14 Marlin— took i each and forgot the rest in favor of 



Albacora 

 Bothered by only one shark 



Millie: Six days' fishing 



1 1 Albacora hits i Marlin hit 



6 Albacora hook-ups i Marlin hook-up 



2 Albacora landed i Marlin landed 

 4 Albacora hooks pulled 



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