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went the shark, whirling about, coming down 

 with a crash, to rush for deep water, taking me 

 down the beach on the run, reeling, giving line 

 an exhilarating experience the gaffer often 

 having to wade out, waist-deep, to secure the 

 plunging game. 



Many of the shark tribe may be counted as 

 excellent game if taken with rod and reel and 

 allowed a modicum of fair play; but the pre- 

 judice which attends the shark and associates it 

 with the vermin of the sea will, doubtless, always 

 prevent the pastime from becoming popular. 

 Again, the shark is usually caught when other 

 game is in question, is a destroyer of sport and 

 a " sunderer of companies," all of which adds 

 to its unpopularity. The present article may 

 be considered merely as a suggestion to the an- 

 gler to take sharks as they come and treat them 

 as you would a game fish, when often what seems 

 a destroyer of sport may be turned into a de- 

 light-giver, if robust sport is desired. 



