FISH : THEIR HABITS AND HAUNTS. 53 



ing is usually done from a good-sized boat, 

 with a guide who knows the ground, or else 

 by casting from the shore and drawing in re- 

 peatedly. The former method is the most 

 common. 



The tacklfe is simple, cheap, and easily 

 arranged. It is composed of a squid of 

 bone, tin, or pearl, with a stout line from 

 one hundred to one hundred and fifty feet 

 long. From the boat while in full sail the 

 squid is thrown out, the fish hooked and 

 drawn in, and the squid thrown out again. 

 It is a good idea to have a length of wire 

 or stout gimp between the squid and line. 

 Often in such excursions a squid is lost at 

 a time when a lover of this sport can least 

 afford time in making the necessary repairs 

 to his damaged tackle. The line should be 

 of cotton, large and well laid, from forty to 

 sixty yards long ; a light line will not an- 

 swer, as in case a large fish is hooked there 

 is more than i an even chance that the line 



