FISHING THE PACIFIC 



me, I would always plan to be close inshore after one o'clock 

 in the afternoon. The great majority of these blacks have 

 been taken at that point and at about that time of day. 



STRIPED MARLIN 



Striped marlin off Peru are baited sometimes three, four or 

 five at a time. Most of them will take the bait under average 

 water conditions. In Peru it is best to be in the good clear blue 

 water. The water can be blue along the shore and a deeper 

 blue farther out but usually we feel that if the black marlin 

 are there you are going to find them regardless of the color 

 of the water. It is much better to fish colored water but 

 I would still stick close to shore. 



Pacific sailfish and dolphin are there principally in the 

 winter months and the striped marlin are seen as late as 

 July. Glassell has baited them in August but has not gotten a 

 strike. The broadbill swordfish, of course, can be taken any 

 month in Peru and a great many small fish are seen. It is 

 difficult to get them to strike on the usual Chilean dropback 

 and you must be sure to use the Chilean rig with hooks re- 

 versed when you offer it to them. I've seen fish hooked on this 

 rig when you could not hook them on any other. These 

 broadbill seem to be much more easy to frighten than the big 

 ones off Chile and have a great trick of following the bait like 

 a marlin and giving it yanks and occasional slaps. 



I hooked three fish and had seven strikes before I caught 

 one off Peru and it gave me great pleasure to join Mike 

 Lerner and Joe Gale in being the only angler who has caught 

 them in three different places; Lerner taking his off Louis- 



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