LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE BATTLE ROYAL {In color) . . v . Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



SKELETON OF A FISH . >V * . . . . . 2 



DIAGRAM OF EXTERNAL STRUCTURAL FEATURES . . 3 



SECTION OF A FISH . . . .. v , . . . . 6 



CATCH OF WHITE SEA-BASS . >'. 24 



THE GRAY SNAPPER AND ITS FRIENDS . . . . -37 



THE LEAPING TUNA (In color} . . ,/ , . . 54 



THE LEAPING TUNA, SANTA CATALINA ]*;. . . 58 



FIGURES SHOWING TUNA AND TARPON REELS ... 59 

 A ROD EXACT SIZE OF STANDARD IRISH LINEN LINES 



FOR ANGLING . 61 



ANGLER'S KNOTS . .... , ;';/..- 62 



HOOKS FOR YELLOWTAIL, TUNA, OR BLACK SEA-BASS 



FISHING . . ... .>. .= 63 



METHODS OF BAITING TUNA HOOKS 64 



FIGURE SHOWING THE SIZE OF REEL FIGURE SHOWING 



POSITION OF HANDS 74 



PLAYING THE LEAPING TUNA 76 



C. F. HOLDER AND HIS RECORD TUNA .... 78 



THE WORLD'S RECORD TUNA .*, , 80 



THE BARRACUDA (In color) 94 



LARGEST FISH EVER TAKEN WITH A ROD BY A WOMAN . 106 



RECORD BLACK SEA-BASS . 116 



SNOOK ; SERGEANT-FISH YELLOWTAIL OR WHITE SEA- 

 BASS AND BLUEFISH HOOKS . . . * . .132 



