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pounder of 1897; tne fish that suggested to me the 

 founding of a Tuna Club, that has since become fa- 

 mous the world over. Sixty-nine members of the 

 Tuna Club have taken these fishes of over one hun- 

 dred pounds, and could the stories of all of them be 

 secured, the struggles, the master plays, the real bat- 

 tles between man and fish, it would make a story of 

 great interest, as such a battle has worn out many a 

 well-conditioned man. 



Largest Leaping Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Over 100 

 pounds Pounds 



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

 Col. C. P. Morehous, Pasadena, season 1899.... 251 

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

 Mrs. E. N. Dickerson, N. Y. City, season 1901.. 216 



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



John E. Stearns, Los Angeles, year 1902 197 



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



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



L. G. Murphy, Converse, Ind., season 1910 175% 



THE YELLOW-FIN TUNA 

 (Thunnus macropterus) 



This fish is called the haranaga in Japan, where it 

 has long been well known, also at Honolulu, but in 

 1907 it appeared in Southern California for the first 

 time, so far as known, in twenty or more years, and af- 

 forded great sport with the nine-ounce tackle de- 

 scribed. At first glance it resembles the leaping tuna, 

 but it averages about sixty pounds and is more sym- 

 metrical. Its tail and fins are of a beautiful lemon 

 tint; the upper portion is greenish, the belly a vivid 

 silver ; altogether it is one of the most beautiful fishes 



