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and except in rare instances this holds good 

 among all fishes, the fish of medium size being 

 the gamiest. In fishing for yellowtails one is 

 impressed with the truism that the act of capture 

 is a very small part of the angler's pleasure. In 

 the one case, he has in the California islands cool 

 days, smooth and beautiful water, attractive sur- 

 roundings, rugged cliffs, and the many beauties 

 of nature as solace if luck is poor. On the other 

 hand, when trolling, following the amber-jack 

 along the Florida keys, he is floating over verita- 

 ble gardens of the sea, which flash every color of 

 the rainbow, along sands which form the settings 

 for growing keys which, like pearls, are strung 

 along the Mexican Gulf. 



