Popular Salt=Water Game Fish 



and weigh about twenty-five ounces, each rod 



being provided with an extra tip. 



A number of reHable makers are now supplying 



special tuna reels, some having excellent ideas that 



others lack. It is a question of taste. A good 



reel costs from $30 up, these, of course. 

 Reels . . . 



being perfect machines, adjusted so well 



that a whirl will cause the handle to run for some 



time, and they are not likely to fall apart during a 



Baited double hook. 



hard fight. It should have a capacity of 300 yards 

 of Cuttyhunk line, when wet, with a drag to prevent 

 overrunning; and attached to the lower crossbar 

 there should be a leather pad lined with moose 

 hide. The brake should never be used unless the 

 line is wet, as the friction will burn the line. The 

 reel should be perfectly fast to the rod. No de- 

 vice where it slips into a socket will do; a loose reel 

 and the game is over; so have it lashed to the rod 

 perfectly immovable. Concerning the necessary 

 lines, choose one overstrong, because con- 

 fidence in the capture of the fish is greatly 

 to be desired. All anglers know that "doubtful 

 feeling," when a fish is going at a ripping speed, 

 and then all of a sudden makes a bound into the 

 air. The "confidence" in the line's strength 

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