PACIFIC SAILFISH JUMPING IN THE PERLAS ISLANDS 



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THE SADDEST STORY in all fishing history came 

 out of the wonderful grounds off the Canal Zone. 

 John Schmidt, an American living there along with John 

 Gorin, head of the United Fruit Company on the Isthmus, 

 have probably taken more black marlin than any two men 

 alive and they really know the game. John Schmidt's younger 

 brother Louis has only one arm and one leg, yet he is game 

 enough to go out and catch fish and has taken many black 

 marhn. One day he was trolling for this species. All fish here 

 hit trolled baits and hit them fast, and large baits are used. 

 Outriggers are needed just as they are in Ecuador. 



Louis fought a gigantic marlin for almost two hours and 

 his badly fitting harness was cutting him so badly that finally 

 he had to give up the first fish he had ever quit on and his 



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