NEW ZEALAND 



Glassell caught a tiger shark, the first one seen in New 

 Zealand in many years, and Mrs. Lerner had grand luck with 

 the thresher sharks, taking three, as I remember, in the Bay 

 of Plenty. Threshers are very interesting on account of their 

 tails and generally exotic appearance, plus the strike with 

 the tail, and put up a good fight for a shark. 



The mako shark has been written up by this author and 

 others, and so much glamour has been attached to the makos 

 that I do not believe it is realized how few of them really 

 jump and put on the acts of which they are supposed capable. 

 If they take to the air there is no sight like them— but this is a 

 rare occurrence. 



There are a lot of marlin in New Zealand. I had a strike 

 one time when fishing with Francis Arlidge, and as fast as 

 I put 6-thread baits into the water they were snapped off by 

 striped marlin. It was not possible to put bait in the water 

 that was not immediately taken. I lost two on 6-thread before 

 I got out of the school. One time I believe there were twenty 

 fish between 200 and 300 pounds swimming around the boat. 

 It was a great show. "A pack of marlin." 



Marlin in New Zealand do not tail and are rarely visible. 

 There are few occasions when you will find one on the 

 surface. Therefore, contrary to its effect in Peru, the out- 

 rigger proves highly advantageous in raising fish in New Zea- 

 land waters. 



Make a trip out there if you possibly can do so. Your fish- 

 ing education will not be complete until you go, and the op- 

 portunity to meet those gallant sportsmen from Down Under 

 and listen to their experiences of fishing in those teeming 

 waters is one no ambitious angler should neglect. 



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