THE FINEST SPORT IN THE WORLD 



wish they had if they fish for tarpon long 

 enough. 



Don't carry a gaff. Don't murder your game. 

 To object to taking a tarpon for mounting or 

 other rational purpose would be fanatical, but 

 wantonly to slay the beautiful, harmless crea- 

 tures that have so contributed to your pleasure 

 is not only cruel, but it is unfair to your fellow 

 sportsmen. The fish can be measured without 

 harming him and the cube of his length in feet 

 divided by two gives his weight in pounds as 

 nearly as is worth while. You can even take the 

 tarpon in skiff or canoe as proof of your prowess 

 and thus landing a tired tarpon by hand is often 

 as exciting as playing a fresh one. 



I have saved the best advice for the last and 

 am really sad that so few will take it. If you 

 have an available friend in the world don't cum- 

 ber yourself with a guide. Two of you in a 

 canoe make an ideal outfit. You will take turns 

 with paddle and rod, or line, when fishing, and 

 with two paddles in commission there is nowhere 

 on the coast you need hesitate to go. 



Outfit at Fort Myers with about the supplies 

 suggested in the last chapter, adding as little 



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