LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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The Xiphias at Santa Catalina Island ..... 100 

 The Leaping Sword Fish (Santa Catalina Island) . . .108 



The World's Record Tuna (Mr. Ross) 112 



The Start 116 



Strike of Long-fin Tuna ........ 116 



Weighing Long-fin Tuna ........ 116 



Having the Picture taken . . . . . . .116 



A Black Sea Bass Catch (four rods). ..... 120 



Kite Fishing for Leaping Tuna ...... 124 



Leaping Tuna at Santa Catalina ...... 124 



Elite ahead of Laimch ........ 124 



The Giant Saw Fish 128 



A White Sea Bass Catch (four rods) 136 



A Santa Catalina Record ....... 140 



The Sand Bass 144 



The Long-fin Tuna 148 



The Pacific Mackerel 148 



The Yellow-fin Tuna 148 



The Luvarus Jack ......... 148 



A Lady's Catch (Avalon Bay) ....... 152 



Mr. H. Ormsby Phillips Playing a YeUowtail .... 156 



Mr. Joseph Banning's Nine-ounce Rod in Action . . . 156 



The Rod after Thirty Minutes 156 



Going Home (a Fishrug Boat) ....... 156 



Mr. H. Ormsby Phillips' Yellowtail 156 



The Blue-eye Perch 160 



The Whitefish (Blanquillo) 160 



The Rock Bass 164 



The Blacksmith Fish 168 



The Roncador 168 



White Perch 168 



The Spot Perch 168 



The Surf-Fish 168 



The Striped Perch 168 



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