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the beach or near it. In 1902 the anglers at 
Tarpon had some remarkable fishing. Six huge 
fishes were taken in a day, and sixteen in two days, 
one of which, caught by Mr. J. A. L. Waddell, 
with Robert Farley as boatman, weighed four 
hundred and fifty pounds, and was claimed by the 
angler as the record jewfish of the world with 
rod and reel. This does not conflict with the 
Pacific coast record of Dr. H. T. Kendall, as the 
two fishes are generically different. Mr. Wad- 
dell’s fish was a jewfish (Promzcrops), that of Dr. 
Kendall, a black sea-bass (Svteveolepis). The 
Texas record fish made a most gamy fight and 
redeemed the tribe. It measured seven feet 
three inches in length, its girth being five feet 
nine inches—a veritable colossus. According 
to the old fishing formula given elsewhere the 
fish weighed five hundred and eighteen pounds, 
sixty-eight pounds more than the actual scale 
weight of the fish, two days later. The largest 
jewfish landed in these waters was taken by some 
seiners at Corpus Christi Pass, Texas, several 
years ago. It weighed one thousand and fifteen 
pounds, suggestive that there is a field for the 
lover of such big game in these haunts of the 
tarpon. When in comparatively shallow water 
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