HI 



Fishing off the south jetty of Baker's Haulover. 



motorcycle, and once again quiet descends on the ladyfish scene. 



As manager of the Metropolitan Miami Fishing Tournament, 

 I used to receive all records of fish entered in the contest. When 

 an exceptionally big one was caught, the angler would appear 

 at the office, as per instruction, with his fish bundled under his 

 arm so we could take a picture of it. So while we waited for the 

 photographer, I often questioned the successful fisherman about 

 his catch. The last big ladyfish that came to the office weighed 5 

 pounds 514 ounces, a giant of the species. 



"I took it at 3:25 a.m.," the angler said. He told me the name 

 of the bridge. "There's a lot of big ladyfish there!" 



That's all it took to start me squirming. The next morning, 

 just one hour later so as to catch the tide right, I was at the same 

 location putting my fly-fishing outfit together. The bridge was 

 beside a rather pretentious-looking mansion, darked out while 



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