SOME FISH AND SOME FISHING 



sure of the rod turns your fish it will circle 

 around the boat again and again fighting 

 all the time, and if you succeed in bringing 

 it alongside it may be lifted into the boat, 

 for it has died game of sheer exhaustion. 



As the tarpon is rated the king of the 

 large game fish that swim in the sea so 

 should the bonefish be classed the king of 

 the smaller tribe, for he is game to the very 

 last moment. 



The bonefish are supposed to be good 

 eating and the taste of the meat is said to 

 resemble the shad. I can testify that they 

 resemble the latter fish as to the number of 

 bones they contain for in that respect they 

 are well named. 



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