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or swimming with the dorsal fin, and its queer whip-like 

 terminal, hoisted above the surface. The anchor is dropped, 

 sails are taken in, and if the ground is suitable for gorge bait 



SLOOP HIRED FROM MYERS FOR TARPON FISHING ON THE RIVER. 



operations the angler and his man get into the rowing-boat, 

 and pull say lOO yards from the yacht, though sometimes the 

 pull is a matter of a mile instead of yards. The small boat is 

 anchored, and sometimes a pole is fastened near the stern to 

 keep it steady. Your guide, indeed, will take his bearings and 



