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three-hundred-and-thirty-nine-pound swordfish of the 

 Hon. C. G. Conn, of Elkhart, Indiana, whose yachts 

 and launches lie off the club pier. Here is the first 

 tarpon from Aransas Pass, taken by Mr. L. P. Streeter, 

 secretary of the club, with nine-nine tackle, illustrat- 

 ing a remarkable catch and the influence of the club. 

 Mr. Streeter went to Aransas, Texas, introduced the 

 Tuna Club methods of tackle, and founded the Aransas 

 Pass Tarpon Club. To carry it out, he became its 

 first president, and now the sport is on an entirely 

 different basis. Here are Mr. A. L. Beebe's record 

 yellowtail with nine-ounce rod and nine-thread line; 

 Dr. Mattison's record dolphin; the record long-finned 

 tuna or albacore; the author's big rainbow trout — 

 nine and three-quarter pounds — from Klamath Lake, 

 and other trophies. From these insinuating facts we 

 may turn to the albums of the club and see the photo- 

 graph of nearly every notable catch, — taken not to 

 display man and fish in an objectionable way, but as 

 a club record, illustrating a notable humanitarian 

 point, namely, that around the Channel Islands big 

 fish are given every possible chance and are taken on 

 the very lightest tackle. 



These books show notable sea-anglers of this and 

 other countries, and tell stories of angling achieve- 

 ments that may well be received by the layman v/ith 

 incredulity. This alluring room abounds in windows, 

 that the bright sun may add brilliancy to the fish stories 

 told here. A door opens to the bay onto a piazza, 

 which is a dock, over about fifteen or twenty feet of 

 water, with chairs and seats, electric lights, compass, 

 and the machinery of the U. S. Weather Bureau. A 

 nautical feature are the davits, upon which are sus- 



