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the beach or near it. In 1902 the anglers at 

 Tarpon had some remarkable fishing. Six huge 

 fishes were taken in a day, and sixteen in two days, 

 one of which, caught by Mr. J. A. L. Waddell, 

 with Robert Farley as boatman, weighed four 

 hundred and fifty pounds, and was claimed by the 

 angler as the record jewfish of the world with 

 rod and reel. This does not conflict with the 

 Pacific coast record of Dr. H. T. Kendall, as the 

 two fishes are generically different. Mr. Wad- 

 dell's fish was a jewfish (Promicrops\ that of Dr. 

 Kendall, a black sea-bass (Stereolepis). The 

 Texas record fish made a most gamy fight and 

 redeemed the tribe. It measured seven feet 

 three inches in length, its girth being five feet 

 nine inches a veritable colossus. According 

 to the old fishing formula given elsewhere the 

 fish weighed five hundred and eighteen pounds, 

 sixty-eight pounds more than the actual scale 

 weight of the fish, two days later. The largest 

 jewfish landed in these waters was taken by some 

 seiners at Corpus Christi Pass, Texas, several 

 years ago. It weighed one thousand and fifteen 

 pounds, suggestive that there is a field for the 

 lover of such big game in these haunts of the 

 tarpon. When in comparatively shallow water 



