426 
Barracuda of Florida [Sphyrena 
barracuda — 
Bait, 91, 92, 96. 
Curiosity, 91. 
Description, 89. 
Ferocity, 88, 90, 98. 
Fishing methods and _ experi- 
ences, 91-96. 
Flushing, 92. 
Food, value as, 97. 
Game qualities, 88. 
Giants, 98. 
Habits, 98. 
Range, 89. 
Spawning, 90. 
Tackle, 94. 
Young, 95. 
Bass— 
Channel-bass, see that title. 
Sea-bass, see that title. 
Striped bass sport, 277. 
Bastard halibut [Paralichthys cali- 
Sornicus] 369. 
Black angel-fish [Pomacanthus ar- 
cuatus] 355-356. 
Blackfish [Centropristes striatus] 
277- 
Blackfish [ Tazdéoga onitis| — 
Bait, 276. 
“ Chowder fish,” 276. 
Fishing, 276-280. 
Food, value as, 275-276. 
Range, 274, 276. 
Spawning, 276. 
Weight, 276. 
Black grouper [Garrupa nigrita] 
216-221. 
Black sea-bass [Stercolepis gigas] — 
Bait, 110, 116. 
Color, 106. 
Fishing for, 106-115. 
Game qualities, 115. 
Haunts, 105, 106, 108, 
Length, 106, 107, 
Index 
Black sea-bass [continued ] — 
Season, 108. 
Species, 108. 
Tackle, 115, 116, 117. 
Towed by, 112. 
Weight, 108, 109. 
Bluefish [Pomatomus saltatrix] — 
Description, 158. 
Family, 158. 
Fishing for, 153-158. 
Food, value as, 162. 
Game qualities, 156. 
Migration, 159, 161. 
Number, 160. 
Range, 159, 161. 
Rod record, 157. 
Spawning, 161. 
Synonyms of, 152. 
Tackle, 155. 
Voracity, 160. 
Weight, 157. 
Blue parrot-fish [Scarus ceruleus] 
338. 
Boatmen, see names Long John, 
ele, 
Boats— 
“ Bull Pup” sloop, 323, 334. 
Tuna fishing, 59. 
Yellowtail fishing, 140. 
Bonito [Sarda chiliensis] — 
Beauty, 294. 
Range, 295. 
Season, 295. 
Sport, 294. 
Bottle-nose dolphin catch, 348. 
“Bull Pup ” sloop, 323, 334. 
Butterfly-fish [Leampris luna] 348. 
Butterfly-fishes, name for mariposas, 
355- 
Byron, dislike for angling, 268. 
Calamus kendalli, pluma, 404. 
California, Gulf of, white sea-bass 
habitat, 30, 
