The Journal of a Sporting Nomad 
many fishermen were in the habit of giving their 
captives their freedom after a successful fight. 
Mosquitoes are a nuisance in these places; in 
the evenings they worry one to desperation, so 
it is as well to provide oneself with a pot of 
ointment that is warranted to ward off their 
attacks. | 
On the two occasions that I visited Florida, 
I chartered Bartley’s sailing-boat—the accom- 
modation on her was extremely limited, and I 
‘* pigged ”’ it considerably. Nowadays I believe 
there is a fairly comfortable hotel built in the 
neighbourhood that caters specially for the 
fishermen guests. The proprietor supplies boats, 
guides, and no doubt, on an emergency, the 
necessary fishing-tackle. On the occasion of 
my second visit to Florida sport was but poor. 
There were too many people on the ground, so 
I betook myself to try a new place, Aransas Pass, 
in Texas. Here I had most wonderful sport. 
My best day was three fish, and I missed nine- 
teen! The reason I lost so many of them was 
owing to the fact that I wanted to take some 
snapshots with my camera of the fish whilst in 
mid-air. To this end I had to hand over the rod 
to Antoine, my boatman, and between us we 
made a mess of things. The photographs, too, 
were not a success, for they were mostly out of 
focus, and, moreover, my shutter was not fast 
enough. 
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