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long as no one else fishing in the vicinity offered 

 the tarpon anything fresher. This proves the 

 tarpon a philosopher, capable of contenting himself 

 with the best that life offers at the moment. 



The preference for mullet bait at all American 

 centres of tarpon-fishing is not echoed in the West 

 Indies, though mullet is also used there. 



Fly, prawn and the local "white bait" already 

 mentioned are all used with success in Jamaica. 



The bait used in " still-fishing " consists of 

 almost the whole mullet. 



