Florida Fish and Fishing 



fish should be kept near the surface until 

 the spring of the rod compels it to give up 

 the contest. A school of sheepshead, in 

 their striped suits, reminds one of a gang 

 of prison convicts, begging their pardon 

 for the comparison; of course all compari- 

 sons are odious. The same rod and tackle 

 hereafter recommended for cavalll, etc., 

 answers for sheepshead. 



The cavalll, or jack, with Its second cous- The Cavaiii 

 Ins, the runner, the horse-eye jack, the hippol)^^ 

 leather jack, amber jack and the pompanos, 

 are closely allied to the mackerels, and all 

 are game-fishes. The cavalll can be taken 

 with the fly, bait, or trolllng-spoon, and 

 when hooked puts up a vigorous fight. It 

 Is a handsome silvery fish, bound in blue 

 and yellow, and can be found about the 

 inlets and tideways. In rare Instances it 

 reaches twenty pounds In weight, but is 

 usually taken from two to ten pounds. Or- 

 dinary black bass tackle Is suitable for the 

 cavalll, with a sinker adapted to the strength 

 of the tide. For baits, any small fish, as 

 anchovy and pilchard, will answer, while 

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