FISHING THE PACIFIC 



this fishing two or three well-equipped and commodious 

 barges are kept offshore throughout the season, and anglers 

 are ferried out there by tenders which are constantly shuttling 

 back and forth. Time Umits are observed so that everyone 

 may enjoy his full quota of fishing hours. Thousands of 

 anglers of both sexes visit these barges and fish from them 

 night and day. 



The other form of fishing out of San Diego— by far the 

 most popular and interesting fishing that I studied in CaU- 

 fornia, is the live-bait method. These live-bait fishing boats 

 are magnificently equipped, usually run from forty to eighty 

 feet in length and carry from twenty to sixty in the party. 

 They leave early in the morning and return late in the 

 afternoon. 



The day is spent in visiting all the Ukely fishing spots, 

 particularly those in which the beautiful and sporty yel- 

 lowtail may be caught. On their afterdecks are large bait 

 wells in which the bait is kept vigorously lively. Sardines 

 are generally preferred. One or two men stand around 

 the bait wells constantly feeding the five bait overboard 

 as the customers fish, each man standing alongside one 

 of the fish bags strategically placed about the cruiser's 

 deck. 



The hve-bait fish create a beautiful chum slick and natu- 

 rally the big fish follow it until they are at the boat. Mag- 

 nificent catches of all the smaller California varieties are taken 

 in this manner and even small bluefin tuna are sometimes 

 boated. The live-bait boats are manned by able captains and 

 experienced crews and all of them have radio telephones and 

 are constantly in touch with one another. Thus every boat is 



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