FISHING THE PACIFIC 



novice is to keep everlastingly watching those baits when 

 trolling. This is an absolute necessity if you are fishing from 

 outriggers and not holding the rod and reel, which is what 

 you should do all the time. When a fish hits the bait, the two 

 or three seconds that you may have after he first puts in his 

 appearance permit you to be ready and may mean the differ- 

 ence between hooking and not hooking. It may bother you 

 in the beginning to keep looking astern at the wake, and the 

 glare may annoy you, but after you have been offshore for six 

 or seven trips it should become almost second nature. If you 

 feel sleepy, give someone else the rod and reel and go take a 

 nap, but while you are on the job keep your eyes on the 

 bait. 



Fishing Ethics 



Fishing ethics on the Pacific coast have always been su- 

 perior to those on the Atlantic due to the traditions of the 

 Catalina Tuna Club and the way anglers fishing off California 

 observe the rules. The sport prevails all along the Central and 

 South American coast and in the Hawaiian Islands. The 

 fierce enthusiasm for big game salt-water angling did not 

 really become evident in the Atlantic until the early 1930's, 

 and so suddenly was it aroused that there were bound to be 

 a few aficionados who in their ebullience were careless of the 

 rules that must be observed in catching a fish fairly and 

 cleanly. Happily this condition has measurably improved as 

 a result of experience and education. The International Game 

 Fish Association has had tremendous influence in effecting 

 reforms. Then again many anglers who were not playing fair 

 are no longer around and those who still refuse to conform 



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