FISHING THE PACIFIC 



authorities agree has been largely responsible for the annual 

 trek of hundreds of fishermen who annually increase the 

 revenue of Vancouver Island by more than fifty thousand 

 dollars. 



Early-day tackle regulations as established by the Tyee 

 Club amounted to little more than rod and line. In the late 

 1920's tackle similar to 6/9 was adopted as standard. About 

 1930, however, the idea began to take hold that 6/9 was un- 

 necessarily heavy, and for two or three years afterward every 

 annual meeting developed an argument for or against more 

 rigid tackle specifications. 



One problem that presented itself was that British Colum- 

 bia is British territory. Scores of English sportsmen equipped 

 with long salmon rods were fishing for tyees. While a few of 

 these rods were quite light, some weighed over 20 ounces 

 as compared with the short American sea rods of 6 to 9 

 ounces. So tackle regulations based on weight were un- 

 acceptable. 



Finally, in 1932, the standard called "tyee light tackle" was 

 adopted. This was based upon a bending movement of so 

 many inches for each added length of rod. The weight used 

 was a one-pound weight hung from the tip. The use of line 

 of any length was permitted but arbitrarily limited to a 

 breaking strain of 25 pounds when dry. That specification 

 worked perfectly through the subsequent years. 



In 1937 the Tyee Club officially adopted an ultra-light 

 tackle class open only to three-button members who had 

 quahfied by winning three of the four buttons— bronze, 

 silver, gold and diamond— in the Tyee light-tackle class. This 

 light-tackle class was 3/6 tackle, as adopted and standardized 

 by some American clubs many years ago— namely, 6-thread 



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