The Taking of Big Game Fishes 



not exceed standard 24 strands. (If the angler desires to use a 

 standard 9-thread line for these large fishes, he may use not less 

 than a 5-foot tip, weighing not more than 6 ounces, the butt 

 not longer than 14 inches.) 



CLASS B 



In this are included all other fishes, Albacore, Yellow-fin 

 Tuna, White Sea Bass, Yellowtail, etc. Contestants in this 

 class must use rod and reel. The tips must not be less than 5 

 feet in length and must not weigh more than 6 ounces; butt 

 must not be longer than 14 inches. The line in this class must 

 be a standard 9-thread linen line. 



RULES 



Anglers must bring fish to gaff entirely unaided. The fish 

 must be reeled in fairly; a broken rod either before or after 

 gaffing disqualifies the angler, it being assumed to display a lack 

 of skill. The tournament is open to amateurs only, professional 

 fishermen or those engaged in allied industries and members of 

 their families are barred. 



PRESENT HOLDERS OF CUPS AND RECORDS ARE: 

 LARGEST LEAPING TUNA (Tbunnus tbynnus) 



C. F. Holder, Pasadena, Cal., season 1899 .183 pounds 

 Col. C. P. Morehous, Pasadena, Cal., season 1900 251 pounds 

 Mrs. E. N. Dickerson ...... 216 pounds 



F. S. Schenck, Brooklyn, N. Y., season 1901 .158 pounds 



F. V. Rider, Avalon, Cal., season 1901 . . .158 pounds 

 Ernest E. Ford, season 1902 . . . .174 pounds 



John F. Stearns, Los Angeles, Cal., year 1902 . 197 pounds 



H. E. Smith, season 1903 94 pounds 



General A. W. Barrett, Los Angeles, Cal., season 1904 131 pounds 



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