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thread line. The following officers were elected : President, L. P. Streeter ; 

 first Vice-President, W. B. Leach, of Palestine, Texas ; second Vice- 

 President, A. W. Hooper, Boston, Mass. ; Hon. Secretary, J. E. CJotter, 

 Tarpon ; Corresponding Secretary, J. E. Pfleuger, Akron, Ohio. These 

 gentlemen with L. G. Murphy, of Cionverse, Ind., and S. C. Smith, of 

 Long Beach, Cal., form the Board of Directors. The others have yet to 

 qualify, and I have no doubt wiU at an early date. Dr. Charles F. 

 Holder was made honorary member. Says Mr. Harding : ' This is 

 making history. No one familiar with sea fishing can fail to assent that 

 nothing in recent years has been so revolutionary. The sixty-five pound 

 tuna caught at Avalon on light tackle is not to be compared with it. Mr. 

 Streeter will have national congratulations upon so astoundiag a feat.' 



This was in 1907, and the Tarpon Club, organized by Mr. 

 Streeter on the heels of his catch (as the Tuna Club was organized 

 by the author the day following his catch of a one hundred and 

 eighty-three pound tuna) entirely revolutionized tarpon fish- 

 ing. The club accepted the standard of the Tuna Club, and 

 used light tackle for which, and to encourage a high standard of 

 sport and fair play to the fish, prizes of value were offered. The 

 donors were L. P. Streeter, A. W. Hooper, Will H. Dileg, W. E. 

 Jones, L. G. Murphy, J. E. Cotter, F. C. Boschen, and others. 



The increase in light tackle catches is well shown in the 

 following, for which I am indebted to Mr. J. E. Cotter, Hon. 

 Secretary of the Tarpon Club at Port Aransas : 



Comparison of Season's Catches on Nine-Ounce Rods, Nine Line. 

 1907. — 16 Tarpon, comprising 1-2% of total catch on rod and reel. 

 1908. — 35 Tarpon, comprising 6-0% of total catch on rod and reel. 

 1909. — 297 Tarpon, comprising 41-1% of total catch on rod and reel. 

 1910. — 397 Tarpon, comprising 494% of total <!atch on rod and reel. 

 1911. — 473 Tarpon, comprising 65-8% of total catch on rod and reel. 



Holders of Season's Records. 



1907. — L. P. Streeter, Pasadena, Cal. 

 1908.— A. W. Hooper, Boston, Mass. 

 1909. — L. G. Murphy, Converse, Ind. 

 1910. — ^A. W. Hooper, Boston, Mass. 

 1911. — ^Mark Sarazan . 

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