The Kingfish 



two fish are very marked; the weakfish, 

 after two or three short rushes, gives up 

 the game. Not so with the kingfish, he will 

 fight up to the bitter end, making repeated 

 runs all the time he is being drawn in, and 

 a final dash on sight of his captor. 



Though I have never seen it, it is said 

 at times to break water, if the line is held 

 taut, playing exactly like the small-mouthed 

 bass, by afterward rushing madly to the 

 bottom, pulling and tugging in angry jerks. 



The proper tackle for so bold a fish is a 

 light pliant rod and multiplying reel, a 

 strong light line, measuring at least forty 

 yards, a swivel sinker with a three-foot 

 leader. There should be two hooks, Sproat 

 or Aberdeen preferred, size Nos. i to 3. 

 The best bait is shedder crab or sand- 

 worms; also shrimps, bloodworms and 

 clams are effective. In August the kingfish 

 can be caught along the south side of Long 

 Island, off the Jersey coast, at Atlantic City, 

 Long Branch and Barnegat Inlet. Further 

 south they are yet more numerous. In size 



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