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liked them better than any they had ever used. A sawed-off 

 baseball bat or a rolling pin minus the handle also make good 

 persuaders. Big fish should be hit with vigor, prevision and 

 judgment. The head, between and just above the eyes, is the 

 only place a wallop will knock them out. Don't ever be hesi- 

 tant about using a persuader as much as you want to before 

 lifting your fish into the boat. They are of no use on mako 

 sharks because you cannot knock a shark out as you do a 

 game fish. The small baseball type— a tiny baseball bat full of 

 lead— is handled by Bob Kleiser at his Tackle Shop in West 

 Palm Beach, Florida, and is excellent for bludgeoning sailfish 

 or other small species Hke barracuda. 



HOOKS AND LEADERS 



The only hook I would ever use if I could possibly get it 

 in any size is the Mustad. Both in strength and ability to hook 

 fish with consistency it is by all odds the best hook on the 

 market and the best ever made. I have rarely heard of one 

 straightening out or opening up, and it is positively the only 

 hook I would ever think of employing with 54-thread. It is 

 made in Oslo, Norway, and, since the war, is fairly easy to 

 obtain in this country, and is in especially good supply in 

 Nova Scotia. It comes in several different styles and is fine 

 and strong in hooking fish. I have never had any trouble with 

 it with 39-thread Hne, while I have had four other well- 

 known hooks open up on big marlin when using similar line. 

 This Norwegian company has the finest heating and gives the 

 best treatment to the hooks I have ever seen. I know because 

 I was there. Johannes Westerby, a smart angler, sportsman 



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