BONEFISH 



his soldier crabs on a piece of lead to prevent the 

 jar from frightening the fish. 



Doctor B. tells a couple of interestii^ experiences 

 with bonefish. On one occasion he was fishing near 

 another boat in which was a friend. The water 

 was very clear and still, and he could see his friend's 

 bait lying upon the sand. An enormous bonefish 

 swam up and took the bait, and Doctor B. was so 

 thrilled and excited that he could not yell. When 

 the man hooked the fish it shot oflf in a straight- 

 away rush, raising a ridge upon the water. It ran the 

 length of the line and freed itself. Later Doctor B.'s 

 friend showed the hook, that had been straightened 

 out. They measured the line and found it to be five 

 hundred and fifty-five feet. The bonefish had gone 

 the length of this in one run, and they estimated 

 that he would have weighed not less than fifteen 

 pounds. 



On another occasion Dr. B saw a heavy bone- 

 fish hooked. It ran straight off shore, and turning, 

 ran in with such speed that it came shooting out 

 upon dry land and was easily captured. These two 

 instances are cases in point of the incredible speed 

 and strength of this strange fish. 



R. C. had a splendid fight with a bonefish to-day. 

 The wind was blowing hard and the canoe was not 

 easy to fish out of. We had great diflSculty in telling 

 when we did have a bite. I had one that I know of. 

 When R. C. hooked his fish it sheered off between the 

 canoe and the beach and ran up-shore quite a long 

 way. Then it headed out to sea and made a long 

 run, and then circled. It made short, quick surges, 

 each time jerking R. C.'s rod down and pulling the 



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