FISHING THE PACIFIC 



for that pause and follow it, otherwise the fish will swim 

 around with the bait in his mouth. I believe this is sage coun- 

 sel. After I mussed up my first fish by trying methods ap- 

 propriate to the Atlantic blue-marlin fishing, I followed my 

 hosts' advice and was more successful— at least in hooking 

 fish. It is most important to give them a long dropback. In 

 fact many Australians swear that a good black-marlin angler 

 will lay down his rod and light a cigarette before he thinks 

 of striking. 



There is a very alluring spot about fifteen miles from Ber- 

 magui called Montague Island where a lot of fish congregate. 

 Hordes of sea lions may be seen jumping oif the rocks and 

 gamboling about. A prominent feature is the powerful light- 

 house on which ships bound from Sydney to Melbourne and 

 Hobart in Tasmania depend for bearings. The waters in this 

 area are generally tranquil though a strong breeze can blow 

 up in the afternoon so that it is usually customary for the 

 fish boats to go out and come back with the wind. Outriggers 

 in Australia are called booms, line is known as cord, the lunch 

 box as the tucker box, the leader the trace. 



Sydney is one of the world's most entrancing ports and 

 there is a great deal of sailing done from its beautiful yacht 

 clubs. Its inner coves and bays compose a magnificent harbor. 

 There are towering cliifs, called Sydney Heads, on either 

 side of the entrance and suspended from them you can see 

 surf anglers trying to cast from what are virtually painters' 

 scaffoldings. These venturesome anglers hoist themselves up 

 and down and catch fish from dizzy altitudes. 



Aboard an Australian fishing craft you can catch a black 

 marlin sheer minutes away from your hotel in Sydney. I 



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