THE TARPON 21 



only it takes more line and more time and the 

 rod enjoys most of the fun. 



With light tackle you must follow the fish, 

 with heavy tackle the fish comes to you. As 

 hooked tarpon always float with the tide or 

 current it is at times hard work, but when you 

 hear of a fisherman who has been an hour or 

 more killing a tarpon you may be quite certain 

 he has been trying to pull the heavy fish against 

 the tide. 



The Light Tackle Club at Aransas Pass died a 

 natural death, for many members have told me 

 they gave up going there because they wearied 

 of light tackle yet did not like to go back to 

 the only real sport, heavy tackle. 



Mr. L. G. Murphy holds the Aransas Pass 

 record for light tackle, a tarpon 6 feet 9i inches 

 long. 



At Catalina Island a marlin of 185 pounds and 

 a tuna weighing 14/,? pounds have been landed 

 with light tackle by Mr. Jump. This is done by 

 setting the drag at the proper tension so that 

 a long run of the fish will not break the line. 

 The angler holds the handle of the reel which 

 works but one way when the drag is on. The 

 fish takes the line from the reel with the set 

 drag and the fisherman reels in the slack when he 



