FISHING THE PACIFIC 



twenty feet from the stern or as near as you can get it before 

 he grabs it again. The chief functions of the outrigger are to 

 raise fish and act as teasers. In the twenty-four years they have 

 been used they have added much to the development of salt- 

 water fishing, except in Chile and Peru where the fishing is so 

 good they are a hindrance. 



THE TACKLE BOX 



Since 1935 I have owned, and always taken with me, one 

 of the old, large-size Vom Hof e tackle boxes. I do not always 

 lug it aboard the boat but take what I need out of it to put 

 into my 12/0 leather reel boxes which were also originally 

 designed by Vom Hofe. I put in enough things Uke wire, 

 pliers, hooks and oil so that I need not take the big box on the 

 fish boat with me. Neither this nor my tackle box are built 

 any more, but I hope someday that someone will dupHcate 

 them. The tackle box is about a foot deep, a foot and a half 

 wide, and approximately three feet long. It has two trays and a 

 reel compartment in the bottom and it can just about be car- 

 ried by one man. The trays and cover are so arranged that if 

 the box is upset nothing will fall out of the bottom. It is 

 covered with a good grade of tan leather that is not affected 

 by salt water. It used to retail for about fifty-five dollars, and 

 there were also two smaller sizes. I shall try to describe my 

 own tackle box. 



The upper tray is divided into sections of various sizes. 

 The very small ones on the right side carry hooks up to 

 size 8/0, swivels, snaps, threads for sewing baits, and dental 

 tape. The next section carries reel oil, stones, hooks, and other 



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