FISHING THE PACIFIC 



consists of giving the rod a good hard swing or jolt, in an arc of 

 from one to five feet. 



Hossing. Rushing a fish in with fast, high pumps. 



Screwing up on him. An expression used when the angler is 

 tightening the drag by the use of the star. 



Running him down. Running the boat up on a fish to enable 

 the angler to recover line and keep the fish near him. 



Cunning the boat. Opening the throttle wide to speed up the 

 boat after a fish has been struck in order to help the angler set the 

 hook. 



Billing a fish. Grabbing a marlin or sailfish by the bill and 

 boating him without using a gaff. 



Weaving. Running the boat from right to left while follow- 

 ing a fish, thereby enabling the angler to recover line more 

 rapidly and evenly, as the boat will not overtake the fish so 

 quickly, reducing the chance of the fine bellying or being over- 

 run. Usually employed when a fast fish is making a long run, 

 way out ahead of the boat, on fight tackle. 



Planing. A method used to get a fish that refuses to move up 

 on another level, or to start him on a course. The boat is run 

 ahead very fast, with a heavy drag on the reel, and then reversed 

 at high speed while the angler gets back his line. 



Circling against. Another method of endeavoring to get a 

 stubborn fish on a course. The boat is run on a reverse circle from 

 the way the fish is circhng or swimming. 



Pulling the clutches. Stopping the boat when the angler is 

 slacking back line to a billfish that has hit the bait. This, too, aids 

 the angler in hooking the fish. 



Fishermen's public enemy No. 1. Any variety of shark ex- 

 cept the mako or thresher. 



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