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N. M. George, at Bahia Honda, April 8, 1901; 



length, 7' 2"; girth, 46"; weight, 213. 

 Edward Vom Hof e, at Captiva Pass, Fla., Apr. 



30, 1898 ; length, 6' II 7 ' ; girth, 45" ; weight, 210. 

 Dr. Howe, at Tampico, Mexico; length, 6' 8"; 



weight, 223. 

 C. W. McCawley, at Aransas Pass; length, 7' 



10"; girth, 46"; not weighed. 

 W. A. McLaren, at Panuco, Mexico, March 27, 



1911; length, V 8"; girth, 47"; weight, 232. 

 W. L. Dawley, at Aransas Pass, 1906; length, 



7' 10%"; not weighed. 

 W. G. Oliver, at Coden, Ala.; length, 6' 11"; 



girth, 43"; weight, 215. 



The McLaren fish is the World's record; and I think 

 that the Oliver fish is the U. S. record. The light tackle 

 record for the World is apparently held by Mr. L. G. 

 Murphy of Converse, Indiana, who in June, 1916, 

 caught a tarpon 6' 9%" long at Aransas Pass, Texas 

 (Information furnished by Mr. J. E. Cotter of Aran- 

 sas). The woman's record is held by Mrs. W. Ashby 

 Jones, who in 1916 landed a fish 7' 5" long, 43i/ 2 " in 

 girth and weighing 210 pounds. Mrs. Jones took the 

 Field and Stream first prize for that year. 



There have been some great catches with rod and 

 reel. Mr. O. A. Mygatt of New York City took 22 at 

 Boca Grande in one day, and on June 9th, 1916, at the 

 same place, Mr. Benjamin W. Crowninshield of Boston 

 took 25 large tarpon in a day between sunrise and sun- 

 set, which I believe is the World's record. Mr. L. G. 



