THE GAME PISHES OF THE WOELD 



made a study of angling problems in America, and his data 

 relating to personal experience with tarpon at Aransas Pass, is of 

 value and interest. It is as follows : 



Aeansas Pass, Texas. 

 Tarfon. 



[Tip of rod, 6 oz. ; length, 5 ft. 



Time—S\me, 1909. 



Tackle \ Butt, 14 iaches. 



\Line — Standard 9 thread linen. 



Tarpon Hooked, Played and Lost. 



Hook thrown out by jumping 



„ pulled out later . 

 Tom off by sharks . 

 Leader (piano-wire) parted 

 lane parted .... 

 Broke away in gafSng . 



7 

 5 

 10 

 1 

 3 

 1 



27 

 Gold Button fish (5 ft. 6 in. or 

 more) hooked, played and lost 10 



Note. — A Tarpon is counted as sl/ruck, only when seen (by a jump) ; as 

 hooked, only when fast for 2 jumps or more. 



Tarpon brought to Gaff. 



Note. — Those tarpon landed in very short time (five minutes or leas 

 completely exhausted themselves by a rapid series of high jumps. 



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