Fishing in Florida 



fifty feet of line; but 

 after checking 

 him, while 

 it was com- 

 paratively 

 easy to 

 hold him 

 steady on 

 a taut 

 line, al- 

 lo wing 

 him to 

 tow us 

 quietly 



Saw Fish on tJte Pier at St. 

 James City. 



along, I found serious diffi- 

 culty in getting him nearer the 

 boat. The result of bearing on him 

 with the rod, or, in fishing parlance, giv- 

 ing him the butt, was to start him off in 

 hot haste. I have since been informed 

 that experienced tarpon fishermen force 

 the fighting from start to finish, never 

 allowing the victim to rest, but inducing 

 him to exhaust himself by constant ex- 

 cursions. Moreover, they gain on him 

 inch by inch by lowering the point of the 



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