The Tarpon 241 
Texas, landed on July 17, 1901, a tarpon seven 
feet ten inches in length, with a girth of forty-six 
inches. This fish, unfortunately, was not weighed. 
According to the formula given, this would indi- 
cate a fish weighing two hundred and _thirty- 
three pounds, doubtless the record fish; but in 
a question of records weight alone is accepted. 
A fish taken in Corpus Christi Bay, near Aran- 
sas (on a hand-line, so I understand), was eight 
feet three inches in length and weighed two 
hundred and nine and a half pounds. I have 
seen a photograph of this remarkable fish, and it 
was very long and slender. If it had been in the 
best condition, doubtless it would have exceeded 
any fish taken with line. 
The question of records is an important one 
to the angler, who has, it must be confessed, a 
single weakness manifested in pride in the cap- 
ture of a large fish; hence certain safeguards 
must be thrown about the question. There are 
records with the harpoon, records with the hand- 
line, but the true record of the sportsman-angler 
is the rod record,—%in a word, the catch made 
in a sportsmanlike manner, as that of Mr. George 
or Mr. vom Hofe; and there is an unwritten 
rule that the record weight must be that shown 
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