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viciously. To completely exhaust him will require from one 

 to three hours, accordinj^ to the work you compel him to per- 

 form in towing your boat. 



I should not forget to mention one remarkable characteristic 

 of the Tarpon. Comparatively few of the smaller ones are 

 caught with rod and line. The young fish seem, contrary to 

 the general rule, to be more wise and wary than the older 

 ones. In my experience, ten fish weighing more than seventy- 

 five pounds are caught to one weighing less. 

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