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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