The Jewfish 



(Garrupa 

 nigritis) 



A Good Food- 

 Fish 



Favorite Fish and Fishing 



black bass, or light striped bass, tackle Is 

 necessary to withstand Its fierce rushes when 

 hooked. 



And last, but not least, comes the jew- 

 fish, the Gargantua of the water, though 

 clothed In a vesture of modest blackish 

 gray. It Is somewhat like a colossal black 

 bass In contour and appearance, and In fact 

 a closely allied species, the jewfish of the 

 Pacific, Is called black bass on the coast of 

 southern California. The David who slays 

 this Goliath of the deep should be proud 

 of his achievement. If It Is killed on the rod. 

 From twenty to one hundred pounds Is 

 about the usual limit of rod-fishing for the 

 jewfish, though a few have been killed on 

 the rod upward of two hundred or three 

 hundred pounds at Catallna Island on the 

 California coast. 



At any deep Inlet of the west coast of 

 Florida, or about Key West, they may be 

 found, but never In great numbers. Unlike 

 the tarpon, the jewfish Is an excellent fish 

 for the table, and Is greatly esteemed at 

 Key West, where It Is cut In steaks and fried 



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