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due to the fact that many are deep-water forms, 

 or so essentially pelagic, like the dolphin a 

 splendid game fish that it is beyond the reach 

 of the angler who cannot spend his time in 

 the forechains of some ship. This is exempli- 

 fied by the statement that nearly all the avail- 

 able large oceanic game fishes of America, except 

 the striped bass, are included in this volume ; 

 but as each is a game fish of several sizes, in 

 the course of its career the angler finds end- 

 less variety. He can begin with a fly-rod on 

 a two-pound bluefish, and will need his stiff 

 rod on the adult. There are in California and 

 Florida an infinite variety of small fishes, usu- 

 ally neglected, which, if approached with a rod, 

 afford profitable sport. 



