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gasolene launch, built light, with a canvas hood, 

 which can be used forward, rigged with two chairs 

 facing astern, resting on a plank on the rail, blue- 

 fishing with a rod could be enjoyed, and would 

 become a popular sport around southern New 

 England, as such a boat can be stopped and re- 

 versed almost immediately. 



There is something infectious and extremely 

 exciting in bluefishing, no matter how taken. 

 The big cat-boat off Nan tucket, with two or 

 three lines astern, and a large party of men and 

 women all eager for the fray, bright eyes spar- 

 kling, red cheeks splashed by the dashing spray, 

 the shouts of laughter, the hissing of lines 

 through the water, the beating of powerful tails 

 on the planks, are all features which add to the 

 gayety and joy of life and in making it worth 

 living, especially when fish are biting and bait is 

 plentiful. The bluefish attains a weight of thirty 

 pounds, possibly more, and the record catch with 

 a rod, according to the Forest and Stream, is a 

 twenty-five-pound fish, the fish being taken by 

 L. Hatherway, from the bridge at Cohasset Nar- 

 rows. The bluefish is now caught with rod and 

 reel wherever found in this country, and as the 

 young at nearly all ages are equally gamy, the 



