SOME FISH AND SOME FISHING 



water he displaces would weigh, any part 

 of the fish that is above the surface is of 

 course dead weight. 



The first fish had been laid across the 

 stern of the boat; that was easy, but this 

 fish had to be roped on to the narrow deck 

 on the port side. 



His weight at the moment was over two 

 hundred pounds and the combined weight 

 of fisherman and boatman was only two 

 hundred and sixty pounds. "Shorty" fas- 

 tened the peak halliard block to the bill of 

 the marlin while I roped his tail. Then the 

 fish was hoisted half out of the water but 

 I did not have strength enough to lift the 

 other half on board. I told "Shorty" to 

 gaff the fish in or near the anal fin and give 

 me a hand, get the fish on board, and lower 

 away. 



Now a funny thing happened. It was 



rough and we were rolling about in the 



trough of the sea. As "Shorty" attempted 



to drive the gaff home the end of the bamboo 



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