Fish and Fishing 



taken with rod and reel by Gen. Charles Viele. 

 Since then that method has been employed ; it is 



a sport for two men in a staunch boat, 

 Fi 1 ?* but to try it single-handed is a danger- 



Rod us experiment, especially for a novice, 



as a large fish may tow a frail craft 

 out to sea and so capsize it. Expert and bold 

 anglers have done it, but they are men who thor- 



ISH UP TO 2O POUND? 



PISH UP TO 30 POUNDS 



AND HEAVY LIFTING 



Actual size of lines. 



oughly understand the difficulties and dangers 

 to be encountered. 



The tackle used for this gigantic fish is identical 



with that used for tuna fishing; some use the wire 



leader, a few feet longer, and above it 



a fifteen-foot upper leader of strong cod 



line to give the boatman purchase in gaffing. 



The fishing is done from an eighteen-foot 

 launch, light enough for the fish to tow readily, 

 large enough to hold, besides two anglers and boat- 

 man, three bass of 200 pounds each. The launch 

 is anchored near the weed beds, the anchor being 

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