CHAPTER VIII 
THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE 
ONE of the favourite objects of the harpoon in those waters is 
the loggerhead turtle, and as the procedure differs in some 
respects from that followed in the pursuit of the unprofitable 
ray, I will attempt to give some account of the way in which 
amateurs spear their turtle. If you must catch your turtle 
before you cook him, you must as surely find one before you 
can spear him. Turtles are in the habit of coming up for a 
breather somewhere about slack water, and at such times they 
may be seen basking lazily at the surface. 
A small and sharp harpoon is necessary to penetrate the 
turtle’s shell, and it is important to make this change in your 
equipment if you go from rays to turtles. All being ready, 
your guide paddles you as quietly as possible into the pass, and 
you must get in the way of standing motionless in the bow in 
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