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he starts straight down-stream for the sea until 

 he has emptied the reel, when something has to 

 go, or if he takes a big run down and then comes 

 up suddenly and jumps, when the strain on the 

 belly of the line is almost sure to be fatal. I 

 have often heard that a salmon hooked pretty 

 well down in the tongue will not make a long 

 fight, probably from his mouth being kept open 

 more than if the hook is fast in the outer bone of 

 the jaw. Foul-hooked salmon are always very 

 stubborn unless hooked in the tail, when they 

 tire after a few rushes, as the pull against their 

 principal means of propulsion is very trying. A 

 salmon hooked outside, under the chin or any- 

 where about the head, if big and strong, may 

 keep the angler occupied for hours. A friend 

 of mine landed a twenty-five pounder in the 

 Jupiter River on Anticosti Island, hooked out- 

 side the jaw, which resisted his best endeavors 

 for five hours ; and I once had an exciting strug- 

 gle with one for two hours, half the time it being 

 pitch dark, which took me nearly two miles down- 

 stream and kept me very busy until he was 

 gaffed. I suspected he was foul hooked, as he 

 turned out to be, under the pectoral fin, but 

 nevertheless would have firmly believed, had I 



