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dogfish (sharks) which he tossed over, and doubtless 

 the big fish does not object, when hungry, to prey of 

 any reasonable kind. 



The record rod catches of large leaping tuna are as 

 follows: 



C. F. Holder, Pasadena, Cal., season 1898 183 pounds 



Col. C. P. Morehouse, Pasadena, Cal., season 1899 251 " 



Gen. A. W. Barrett, Los Angeles, Cal., season 1900 164 " 



Mrs. E. L. Dickerson, New York, season 1901 216 " 



Ernest E. Ford, Alhambra, Cal., season 1902 174 " 



Col. John E. Stearns, Los Angeles, Cal., season 1902 197 " 



Gen. A. W. Barrett, Los Angeles, Cal., season 1904 131 " 



P. S. O'Mara, Salt Lake City, Utah, season 1909 153 " 



If all the anglers, one hundred or more who have 

 taken the game of over one hundred pounds in 

 weight, according to the rules of the club, could tell 

 their experiences, a volume could be compiled that 

 in excitement and sensational incidents would aston- 

 ish the world. My own experiences are nothing com- 

 pared to those of others who have played the fish 

 seven hours (Mr. Wood), or been towed from Avalon 

 to near Redondo, twenty or thirty miles (Judge 

 Beaman). 



These battles, recorded in the Tuna Club books, 

 are among the marvels of sport. The tackle for tunas 

 is a rod not over sixteen ounces or under six feet. 

 The line must be not over a twenty-four-thread. If 

 the angler takes a fish over one hundred pounds in 

 weight with this tackle, he is eligible to membership 

 in the Tuna Club, and if elected and an amateur he 

 receives the coveted blue button, which has cost 

 many anglers thousands of dollars and the quest of 

 years; while others have received it in a single day's 

 fishing. The accounts of the Tuna cups, trophies, 



