SANTA CATALINA ISLAND 



Mr. Pollitz landed the largest spearfish 

 of the season — 326 pounds. This fish 

 jumped forty-eight times and fought for one 

 hour and forty minutes. 



I discovered that these high and lofty 

 jumping fish take so much out of themselves 

 by their exertions that if you can persuade 

 your boatman to go to them after their acro- 

 batic performance is over, they can then 

 and there be safely gaffed. In this manner 

 I landed a fish that weighed 180 pounds in 

 twenty minutes. This fish had jumped 

 thirty-five times and was exhausted. 



There were several spearfish taken by Mr. 

 Jump on light tackle, a nine-thread line and 

 a six-ounce tip; the heaviest fish weighed 

 185 pounds. 



It is a strange fact that sea-fish fight less 

 and lead more readily on light tackle than 

 if you fight them hard with heavy tackle. 

 The harder you fight them, the harder they 

 seem to fight back. 



The chief trouble with light tackle for 



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