FISHING THE PACIFIC 



marlin, to become the first Peruvian woman to catch a black 

 marlin as well as the first woman to take one off Cabo Blanco. 

 The following day her husband boated a io6o-pounder, to 

 break the record. The official report of the Cabo Blanco 

 Club relates: "From August 5 to August 22, Alfred C. Glas- 

 sell, Jr., saw 12 black marlin, had 10 strikes, caught 5, weigh- 

 ing respectively 1090, 985, 980, 855 and 720 pounds, with the 

 phenomenal average of 926 pounds." The 985- and 855- 

 pounders were caught in one day, making them by far the 

 two largest fish ever taken in that length of time— and they 

 still are. Fie also baited 5 broadbill swordfish during this trip. 

 And this was the man who had broken the old New Zealand 

 record three times! 



The author fished 9 days— from September 22 to October 

 I— sighted 9 black marlin, had 6 strikes; hooked 5 and caught 

 3— weighing respectively 865, 555 and 1135 pounds— the last 

 two having been caught the same day and being the second 

 two largest fish to be boated in that length of time, which 

 they still are. 



I also lost a broadbill swordfish, a species that was just 

 coming in again in large numbers. Jamie Llavallol, member 

 of the club from Buenos Aires, fished from October i to 

 October 11 and caught black marlin weighing 777 pounds, 

 595 pounds and 820 pounds, and lost four others. A Dr. FFill 

 from Buenos Aires fished for a single day. He boated a 991- 

 pounder in the morning and on the way back to port passed 

 up the chance of baiting another. Fie said he felt he had had 

 enough sport for one day! ! ! ? ? ? 



These fish that were taken were all headed north, were 

 all sighted, no trolling being necessary. Sierra mackerel were 



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