XVII 

 SANTA CATALINA ISLAND 



THE fishing season of 1917 at Catalina 

 Island was a most successful one. Great 

 schools of tuna made their appearance and 

 afforded much sport. Three hundred and 

 sixty-two tuna were taken during the season 

 and the largest fish weighed 136^ pounds. 



Mr. Boschen landed 13 fish weighing 985 

 pounds in one day's fishing. 



Fishing with the assistance of a kite was 

 thoroughly tested by two sportsmen who 

 fished side by side for some weeks in the 

 same boat. One trolled in the usual manner 

 and the other used a kite when the wind 

 served. The former did not have a single 

 strike while the latter landed 33 tuna. 



On light-tackle nine-thread line, the 



largest tuna taken weighed 66 pounds, but 



the greatest feat was performed by Mr. J. W. 



Jump, who landed a 57-pound tuna in 30 



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