THE TARPON 87 



Tackle: vom Hofe rod and reel and a No. 27 thread 



line. 



This was the world 's record up to 1934. 



(2) J. M. Cowden, Midland, Texas. Captured in the 

 Panuco River, Mexico, on March 4, 1934. 



Length 7'-6''; girth 3'-lCK'; weight 242 lbs. 

 The world's record. 



(3) Dr. Howe, Tampico, Mexico. 

 Length 6'-8'^ weight 223 lbs.? 



(4) N. M. George, at Bahia Honda. 

 April 8, 1901. 



Length 7'-2''; girth 46"; weight 213 lbs. 



(5) Edward vom Hofe, Captiva Pass, Florida. 

 April 30, 1898. 



Length 6'-ll''; girth 45''; weight 210 lbs. 



(6) W. L. Dawley, Aransas Pass. 1906. 

 Length T-W/2' (not weighed). 



(7) C. W. McCawley, at Aransas Pass. 

 Length 7'-10''; girth 46" (not weighed). 



(8) Mrs. W. Ashby Jones, West Coast, Florida. 

 7'-5" long; 431/2'' girth; weight 210 lbs. 



This fish won the Field and Stream First Prize for 



1916. 



(This seems to be the women's record.) 



(9) P. P. Schutt, Oct. 1, 1916; Oaloosahatchee River, near 

 Fort Myers. 



Length 7'-5"; girth 47"; weight 205 lbs. seventeen 

 hours after capture. 



(10) Charles J. Iven, Boca Grande Pass, May 15, 1925; 

 Length 7' ; girth 43" ; weight 190 lbs. ; fish caught on 

 10 oz. tip with 18-thread line. 



(11) The largest tarpon mounted in the Museum of 

 Natural History in New York has a length of 7'-2i/2". 



(12) George D. B. Bonbright. 



136 lbs. 12 oz. 9^-3" bamboo fly rod. 



