THE GIANT BASS 



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Although the giant bass has been known 

 to take a trolling bait he is a bottom feeder, 

 so the hook is preferably baited with the 

 head of an albacore, for rock cod and other 

 small fish that feed on the bottom soon de- 

 stroy a soft bait. It is also the custom to 

 give a fish sufficient line to allow the bait 

 to be well swallowed before striking. 



The giant bass has great strength but 

 little staying power. It soon comes to the 

 surface belly up if you fight it hard, but if 

 you toy with it, it will tow your boat about 

 and take hours to land. 



It is claimed that a male fish of this 

 variety is seldom hooked and that the 

 smallest fish ever taken weighed seventeen 

 pounds. 



These fish are good food and find a ready 

 sale in the market. 



The jewfish are also well thought of as 

 food and it is said that they received their 

 vulgar name for the reason that "they will 

 take anything." 



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