FISHING THE PACIFIC 



mutual good will already existing between Chile and the 

 United States. 



LOG OF MR. & MRS. DON ALLISON'S FISHING TRIP 

 OFF IQUIQUE, CHILE, JUNE 17-JULY 3, 1952 



Tuesday June 17 



Went W. 

 Went S.W. 



No fish sighted 



Wednesday June 18 Don: 



9:30 Hit— no pick up 



11:45 Landed 626-pound Albacora 5^ minutes 



1:00 Hooked second Albacora, pulled hook i hour and 45 



minutes later 



June 19 Millie: S.W. again 



Hooked large one— fought 3 hours 40 minutes, chair 



gimbal broke and hook pulled 



June 20 Don: W. 



Strike— no pick up No more sighted 



June 21 Don: 35 miles N.W. 

 Strike— Landed 295-pound Albacora 21 minutes 



hooked through mouth and around tail 



June 22 Millie: W. 



Strike— Failed to break nose string and no pick up 



Strike— Fought 10 minutes and hooks came back clear 



June 2 3 Don: Rest of trip N.W. toward Pinagra 

 Baited circling Albacora— no strike 

 Albacora took bait in mouth— it came out and hooked 

 in fin— Landed 780 pounds 2 hours— 10 minutes 



June 24 Millie: ist Sunny day— Very rough sea 

 Hooked Marlin— Landed 253 pound 20 minutes 



Baited Albacora— He picked bait clean and could not 

 set hook 



Thursday 

 12:10 



Friday 

 9:30 



Saturday 

 12:30 



Sunday 

 11:00 

 2:00 



Monday 

 11:30 

 4:00 



Tuesday 

 11:00 

 4:00 



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