Fish and Fishing 



from San Diego, Coronado, San Pedro, Long 

 Beach, Redondo, Santa Barbara, and all along 

 shore. 



The typical equipment is a rod of greenheart, 

 noib-wood, or split bamboo, to weigh about twenty- 

 six ounces, as the fish often sulks, and has to be 

 "pumped." The rod should be in one piece, with 

 a short butt, having extra large tips for albacore 

 and tuna. The rod has double bell guides so 

 that the line can be changed every day and the 

 rod will not curve in any given direction. The 

 reel should be lashed to the rod and be of me- 

 dium size, to hold 300 feet of wet No. 15 Cutty- 

 hunk line, though some anglers use tuna tackle, 

 owing to the chances of hooking one at any time. 

 A short phosphor-bronzed leader and an 8/0 

 O'Shaughnessy hook. Trolling at full speed, the 

 albacore can be taken with a bone gig. With a 

 slower gait, live bait, sardines or smelt are the 

 common lure. The hook is inserted in the 

 mouth, brought out at the gills, the point turned 

 and thrust into the belly of the bait, near the vent. 

 When pulled straight it is almost concealed. The 

 mouth is closed with a wire, fastenetl to the 

 shank of the hook, or thread may be used. Each 

 leader or snell should have two or three swivels; 

 no sinker is required. The launch is manned 

 with a gaffer who acts as engineer, and has the 

 same duties as in tuna fishing. The albacore is 

 a fierce fighter for its size, more so even than the 

 tuna. 



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