FISHING THE PACIFIC 



and is constantly concerned with its success and development. 

 Glassell was on his way down to Peru the day Bates caught 

 this fish and within seventeen days had regained his ascend- 

 ancy with a 1 090-pounder. Thus, in a period of four months, 

 three fish had been taken on these fabulous grounds weighing 

 over a thousand pounds apiece. Glassell went back north to 

 lead the American fishing team into second place in the inter- 

 national matches and knock off a 785-pound tuna at Wedge- 

 port to wind up a noteworthy year. Probably no man ever 

 had a greater one. In all, he had taken six broadbill swordfish, 

 a half dozen huge tuna, seven black marlin, two big-eyes and 

 twenty-odd striped marlin. 



Glassell is the only man who has taken the four major 

 species— black marlin, blue marlin, broadbill swordfish and 

 tuna— weighing over 600 pounds apiece, and I hope to see 

 him come through with a broadbill of over 800 as well as a 

 tuna exceeding that weight, to equal my three prizes. 



On Saturday, September 20, 1952, 1 left Miami for another 

 ten days off Cabo Blanco. My object was primarily to see 

 how construction work on the club was progressing but I 

 also wanted to sample the surfcasting which had now been 

 initiated with jigs and plugs. I arrived at Talara at nine o'clock 

 Saturday night right on time on Panagra 333, the El Pacifico, 

 and had a chat with Tom Bates that evening. The following 

 morning I attended eight o'clock mass at the same church I 

 had gone to before and decided afterward to do some surf- 

 casting instead of going offshore. I had marvelous luck, catch- 

 ing a 17-pound snook on my fourth cast with a lead jig. 

 Later I took another, and was well satisfied with the day. 

 The next morning I had scarcely wet my lines when I saw a 



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