Tarpon Tackle 



Tarpon Bait 

 Fishing 



Favorite Fish and Fishing 



afterward took one at Biscayne Bay of two 

 hundred and thirteen pounds. 



fhe equipment for tarpon fishing con- 

 sists of a heavy striped bass rod, seven or 

 eight feet long, a first-class multiplying reel, 

 100 to 150 yards of Cuttyhunk line of from 

 1 8 to 21 threads, and knobbed hooks, Nos. 

 8-0 to 10-0. The tarpon has no sharp 

 teeth, but the edges of its jaws are sharp 

 enough to cut an ordinary line, and open 

 vertically. Owing to this fact it is impera- 

 tive that a snell of wire, whit-leather, or of 

 heavy braided cotton line be used. 



Tarpon fishing, as usually practiced, re- 

 quires a level head, considerable muscle, 

 and a just appreciation of the tensile 

 strength of tackle. With no thought of 

 disparagement, it is none the less true, that 

 not much real angling knowledge as that 

 term is understood in relation to salmon, 

 trout or black bass fishing is required. 

 The hook is baited with mullet or other 

 fish bait, a long cast made, and the bait 

 allowed to remain on the bottom until 

 " negotiated " by the huge fish. Usually a 

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