2i2 Recreations of a Sportsman 



pounds, designed by Arthur Jerome Eddy. But 

 its newest offspring, with Mr. Potter as Presi- 

 dent, bases its existence on the use of a six- 

 ounce rod, a six-thread line, and a six-foot, or 

 longer, rod; hence the "3-6" on the cup. To 

 qualify in this club one must take an eighteen- 

 pound yellowtail, and fishes up to nearly 

 fifty pounds have been caught with this tackle. 

 At the end of the season the angler who has 

 taken the largest fish will have his name in- 

 scribed on the trophy an insignificant incident 

 to the layman, but of interest to the many an- 

 glers all over the world, from the Sea Anglers' 

 Society of London to the Asbury Park Club, the 

 Tarpon Club of Aransas, Texas, the Tuna Club 

 of Santa Catalina, or the Striped Bass Club of 

 San Francisco, the members of which are all in- 

 terested in establishing true sportsmanlike meth- 

 ods, which means, the lightest tackle for the 

 largest fish. 



The Three-Six Club is but a year old, but it 

 has aroused much enthusiasm, and one might 

 think by the efforts of anglers to obtain the open 

 sesame that some strange attraction, similar to 

 that possessed by the Royal Yacht Club, lured 

 men to spend large sums and endure discomfort 

 merely to see their names enrolled on the records 

 of the mystic " 3-6." 



Fishing with this tackle requires skill and 

 absolute coolness. Some of the most successful 



