Fish and Fishing 



makes the playing more free, and the mind is at 

 rest. For that reason choose No. 21 or 24 Cutty- 

 hunk, tested to pull forty-two pounds to forty-eight 

 pounds dead-weight. By such a line the tuna has 

 been known to pull a heavy boat ten miles. The 

 leader can be six or seven feet in length, of phos- 

 phor-bronzed wire, and the next ten feet of line 

 should be doubled, as it is liable to chafe on the 

 back of the fish in a long struggle. 



Every angler has his choice knot in which to 



Baited single hook. 



tie the line to leader, but a strong, sure and safe 

 one is absolutely necessary; the same choice is 

 maintained regarding hooks, though the 

 favorites are a Van Vleck or an O'Shaugh- 

 nessy, the latter a No. 10/0. Between hook and 

 line there should be three strong brass swivels. 



The best, indeed the only, bait used is a large 

 flying fish hooked in various ways according to 

 the angler's fancy. The tuna always strikes 

 at the eye of the bait, so that most anglers 

 hook the bait through the lips with the barb point- 

 ing upward; then sew up the mouth to make 

 the fish run smoothly. 



Everything being made ready, the fisherman 

 starts for the ground before daylight; others follow 

 the schools at all times. Many consider a rising 

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