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etc.) : Caught near the bottom with clam and 

 skimmer bait in the open ocean in the day, and 

 in the surf at night, on any tide from October 

 to early April. Weighs from one to one hun- 

 dred and fifty pou ds. Found in the North 

 Atlantic, North Pacific and polar oceans. 

 Common near New York. Tackle: A stiff 

 casting-rod, a strong linen line, a multiplying 

 reel, and a Kirby- Limerick J hood close to a 

 swivel sinker. 



Cod, Cultus (Codfish, Ling, Bastard Cod, 

 Buffalo Cod, Blue Cod, etc.): Caught on 

 small-fish bait in rocky places of considerable 

 depth from Santa Barbara to Alaska. Abun- 

 dant north of Point Conception. Weighs up to 

 sixty pounds. 



Corsair: Caught on clam, crab, worm, and 

 small-fish bait in deep water from Santa Bar- 

 bara to San Francisco. Weighs up to one 

 and a half pounds. 



Corsair, Spotted: Same bait, weight, and 

 range as the Corsair. 



Croaker (Crocus, Ronco, etc.) : Caught from 

 New York to the Gulf of Mexico on medium 

 tackle with shrimp bait in shoal water, grassy 

 bottoms. Measures up to eighteen inches. 



Croaker, Chub: An allied species to the pre- 

 ceding. Same tackle. Common in Charles- 

 ton. 



Croaker, Little (Little Bass, Cognard, etc.): 

 Caught from Tomales Bay to Santiago, 

 abundantly from Santa Barbara to San Fran- 

 cisco. Weighs up to one pound. 



Croaker, Red (Roncador, Black Roncador, 

 etc.): Caught from Point Conception south- 

 ward. Weighs up to four pounds. 



Croaker, Snorer (Roncador, etc.): Caught 

 from Santa Barbara southward. Weighs up 

 to eight pounds. 



Croaker, Yellow-Tailed (Roncador, Yellow- 

 Fin, etc.) : Caught from Santa Barbara south- 

 ward. Weighs up to three pounds. 



