Tarpon Fishing in Florida 



He "was six feet long, and "weighed one hundred and thirty-two pounds, 



case he leaps out of water, and shakes 

 his head violently in attempts to get rid 

 of it attempts which are sure to be suc- 

 cessful in case the barb be not well lodged 

 in his gullet. After forty or fifty feet have 

 run out, one may safely strike, and drive 

 the hook home into whatever the prize 

 may be. If nothing shows itself, and the 

 line flies out at a terrible rate, you have 

 probably got a shark, which, unless very 

 large, you can doubtless drown if you 

 wish, if the disagreeable customer does not 

 relieve you of his presence by biting off 



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