FISHING THE PACIFIC 



ing in weight per fish. Pacific sailfish were practically ignored, 

 as were striped marlin on many occasions. Few sportsmen 

 bothered with mako sharks. Roosterfish by the dozens were 

 picked up close to shore. One caught jacks, several varieties 

 of grouper, two or three species only native to Peru. Dolphin 

 fishing was the finest to be had anywhere— and the fish the 

 biggest. Bonitos, blackfin tuna and large Sierra mackerel were 

 reeled in like crazy— and this fabulous fishing went on at 

 points from 300 yards to 8 miles offshore, in an area, running 

 north and south, of 20 miles at most. 



The Cabo Blanco Fishing Club had boats in operation by 

 December 20, 1951. The first party to fare forth saw forty- 

 four billfish in ten days. From that date to May i, 1952, 

 with three boats fishing from February 2 5 to April 1 1 and 

 only two boats for the remainder of the time, nine black 

 marlin were caught, some twenty others lost. 



Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., caught the largest fish ever taken 

 on rod and reel in all history, weighing 1025 pounds on April 

 7, 1952. He also took the smallest for that period, weighing 

 520. Glassell caught over twenty-odd striped marUn fishing 

 there during March— also two big-eye tuna of 265 and 275 

 pounds respectively— a record at the time. He was primarily 

 responsible for pioneering the place, and anglers throughout 

 the world can never be sufficiently grateful to this noted 

 angler for the time and energy he has devoted on their behalf. 



On February 3, 4 and 6, Tony Hulman caught three black 

 marlin weighing 918 pounds, 837 pounds, and 762 pounds 

 respectively, and lost another. This was two months before 

 that memorable April 7 when Glassell caught the big black. 

 From February 6 until March 20 no more blacks were taken 



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