Tarpon Tackle 



Tarpon Bait 

 Fishing 



Favorite Fish and Fishing 



afterward took one at Blscayne Bay of two 

 hundred and thirteen pounds. 



The equipment for tarpon fishing con- 

 sists of a heavy striped bass rod, seven or 

 eight feet long, a first-class multiplying reel, 

 100 to 150 yards of Cuttyhunk line of from 

 18 to 21 threads, and knobbed hooks, Nos. 

 8-0 to lo-o. The tarpon has no sharp 

 teeth, but the edges of its jaws are sharp 

 enough to cut an ordinary line, and open 

 vertically. Owing to this fact it is impera- 

 tive that a snell of wire, whit-leather, or of 

 heavy braided cotton line be used. 



Tarpon fishing, as usually practiced, re- 

 quires a level head, considerable muscle, 

 and a just appreciation of the tensile 

 strength of tackle. With no thought of 

 disparagement, it is none the less true, that 

 not much real angling knowledge — as that 

 term is understood in relation to salmon, 

 trout or black bass fishing — is required. 

 The hook is baited with mullet or other 

 fish bait, a long cast made, and the bait 

 allowed to remain on the bottom until 

 " negotiated " by the huge fish. Usually a 

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