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lure. Roosterfish are usually caught trolling with a line about 

 200 to 250 feet long. The spoon must be kept off the surface 

 and the boat run fairly slowly, at about 4/4 knots— much 

 slower, for example, than for dolphin, marlin or school tuna. 

 You usually pick up Spanish or Sierra mackerel, and some- 

 times a wahoo, but you are almost always too close inshore 

 for this worthy. Of course jacks are also hooked. 



It is my sincere hope that more and more anglers will get 

 a chance to go after the roosterfish and that many more peo- 

 ple will try to catch them when coming in from sailfishing 

 and marlin fishing further offshore. For those who want a 

 sure bet on giving these fish a whirl I certainly suggest 

 Ecuador. I will never forget several mornings I had off 

 Carnero Point at Salinas. The green tropical foliage along 

 the beach of this country and the majestic mountain peaks 

 no more than 30 or 40 miles inland makes the sea coast of 

 Ecuador one of the most beautiful backdrops for fishing that 

 I have ever seen. The water is a marvelous color— almost 

 always very smooth— and the climate is as balmy as any place 

 I have ever fished. 



I know that every North American who has fished with 

 Emilio Estrada joins me in giving him a big salute for all he has 

 done for the anghng off his fine country, and I will speak for 

 them all when I sincerely hope that he knocks over a 1 000- 

 pound black marlin in the very near future. 



In 1 94 1 Michael Lemer fished off Ecuador in the month 

 of February, but outside of roosterfish, jacks and wahoo he 

 had no luck with the marlin, so that again was proof to us 

 that it was a pretty early time to go. If you are going to do 

 it I would say that from May to December is the best time. 



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