SOME FISH AND SOME FISHING 



He is a much more interesting fish to 

 fight than the large tuna for he is a better 

 general and no two fish seem to fight alike. 

 There is a sameness about tuna fishing that 

 does not exist in swordfishing. 



It would be quite impossible to kill these 

 fish without the modern reel with its heavy 

 drag; thumb pressure alone could not do it, 

 the fish are too strong. 



This fishing was a lesson to me in what 

 fishing tackle will stand. I did not think 

 it possible that a split bamboo rod and a 

 24-thread line could stand such a strain. 



The rod I broke had just come from the 

 shop after having a new ferrule fitted on 

 the tip. The workman must have damaged 

 the outer skin of the bamboo for the rod 

 broke gradually. 



It was hard work but a great experience, 

 for one learns something every day one 

 fishes, no matter how many days or how 

 many years one devotes to the sport. 



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