PREFACE 
THE sea uas its big game as well as the land, and there are 
some of us—the name of Mr. W. H. Grenfell, M.P., at once 
occurs in this connection—who have derived much sport from 
its pursuit. Whether, as Mr. Grenfell and others would seem 
to indicate, the tunny of the Mediterranean, which is identical 
with the tuna of American waters, may yet be recognised as a 
sporting fish by British anglers has to be seen ; meanwhile the 
coast of America, and more particularly that of Florida and 
Mexico, is the recognised resort of those who angle for the 
biggest that the sea has to give. 
In this volume I have endeavoured to lay before fellow 
sportsmen at home some of the charms of fishing for tarpon 
and the other rangers of the Gulf. The tarpon, of course, 
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