BIG GAME FISHES OF CALIFORNIA 



fish, 355 lb., Mr. W. C. Boschen, of New York. Black Sea 

 bass, 436 lb., Mr. L. G. Murphy of Converse, Indiana, U.S.A. 

 White sea bass, 60 lb., Charles H. Harding, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Largest long-finned tuna, Mr. R. C. Guertler, New York, 

 5if lb. Largest yellowtail, W. W. Simpson, Whalley, Eng- 

 land, 6o| lb. This fish (the record of the Club) has been placed 

 in the British Museum by Mr. Simpson with a replica of the 

 rod and reel used in taking it, and it should be remembered 

 that the rod weighed but nine ounces and the line had but nine 

 strands, with a breaking strength of but eighteen pounds. 



The Tuna Club at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, has scores 

 of cups, trophies and medals offered by the holders of these 

 records and friends of sport, all to induce anglers to approach 

 big game with all the advantages on the side of the fish. The 

 result of this propaganda of piscatorial reform has been to en- 

 hance the sport, and to induce thousands to use the rod and reel 

 and throw aside the deadly hand line, all of which has had a 

 marvellous result in reducing the catch and aiding in preventing 

 the extinction of many valuable game fishes on the coast of 

 Southern California. 



The boatmen of Santa Catalina are not without interest. 

 There are from fifty to one hundred, many of them owning 

 launches, valued from one thousand to five thousand dollars, 

 perfectly equipped with light tackle of the most expensive 

 character to conform to the methods of the Tuna Club that has 

 set the example of sea-angling ethics in America. 



These men are of many nationalities, from Mexicans Jto 

 Venetians, the latter represented by Vincente, for many years 



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