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land and La Paz is the new fishing port of Las Cruces which 

 offers a choice of six boats. Here there is an attractive ranch 

 with quail and dove shooting to offer and plenty of little 

 striped marlin as well as Pacific sailfish to try for. The boats 

 are 26-footers and may be chartered for $50 per day with 

 crew. They will fish up to four. There are package trips 

 from Los Angeles every Saturday, returning the following 

 Saturday, allowing for six full days of fishing. The price, 

 including round-trip transportation, tax, room and board, is 

 $277.50. The boat costs extra. Sometimes a flight embracing 

 three full days of fishing is featured. A deposit of $100 to 

 insure boat and accommodations is required. It is only a short 

 run to the grounds and most of the fishing is between Las 

 Cruces and Cerralvo Island. This is as far north as one has to 

 worry about going on the west side of the Baha CaUfornia 

 and on the inside of the cape. 



On the outside, the Pacific side of the cape, there are no 

 hostelries. Cape San Lucas is about 600 miles below the 

 United States boundary and it is necessary for yachts going 

 down there to meet the Mexican Government's require- 

 ments regarding ship's papers. Fishing permits must be ob- 

 tained in the different states in Mexico at the port of entry 

 for yachts. The port of entry for Cape San Lucas is San Jose 

 del Cabo, so for an entering yacht it is necessary that this 

 hamlet be visited first. Some Allison tuna have been picked 

 up off the cape. Andy Martin of the Catalina Tuna Club, 

 took the largest one to date, so far as I know. 



On the way down the outside coast of Lower California 

 it is worth while stopping at Cedros Island, 275 miles south 

 of the border, where the yellowtail fishing is exceptionally 



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