whirlwind, and played with a rod that is not a billiard 

 cue or a club in stiffness, will give the average man 

 the contest of his life." 



The record for the largest tuna caught with a rod 

 and reel is held at this writing by Col. C. P. More- 

 house of Pasadena, who brought to gaff a 251 pound 

 tuna after a six-and-a-half-hours' fight, during which it 

 had towed his boat over ten miles. But even a greater 

 fight than this is recorded, but the fish was not landed. 

 This fish fought for seventeen hours and thirty min- 

 utes before its wonderful endurance and splendid cour- 

 age mastered the skill of the angler. Mr. C. B. Stock- 

 ton has to his credit a fight which not only shows the 

 great endurance of this angler but the remarkable vi- 

 tality of these fish. This fight lasted for sixteen hours 

 and fifty-five minutes before the fish was brought to 

 gaff. It weighed 170 pounds and was taken on the 

 regulation tackle. 



Body, round and sloping rapidly from the middle to 

 the caudal fin, and very small and round at the base of 

 the tail; tail divided into two long forks; two dorsal 

 fins, the first beginning just behind the gill-covers with 

 the pectoral and ventral fins a trifle farther back; sec- 

 ond dorsal fin smaller than the first and located nearly 

 half way between it and the caudal; anal fin midway 

 between the ventral and the caudal; bony, saw-like pro- 

 jections from the second dorsal fin, and from the anal 

 fin to the tail; color, blue on the back and silvery white 

 on the sides. 



Tackle and Lure The flyingfish is about the only bait 

 with which the tuna can be caught. The hook, which 

 must be attached to about 3% or 4 inches or light 

 chain and with a wire snell, is passed into the mouth 

 and down the belly of the flyingfish, the barb project- 

 ing about midway of the fish. A small string is passed 

 through the nose and under lip and tied through a link 

 of the chain to keep the mouth shut. The speed of the 

 boat should be from two to four miles an hour. In 

 the middle of the day, when the tunas are feeding in 

 schools, the sinker should be removed, and the lure 

 skipped along the surface of the water. This effect can 

 be helped by the motion of the rod. 



The Catalina Tuna Club has adopted the following 

 tackle specifications: 



For Tuna and Swordfish Rod to be of wood, con- 

 sisting of a butt and tip, and to be not shorter than 

 6 feet, 9 inches over all. Tip not less than 5 feet 

 in length, and to weigh not more than 16 ounces. 

 Line not to exceed standard 24-thread. 

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