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"When he raiseth himself up the mighty are 

 afraid. He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. ' ' 

 One may go to any good place like Boca Grande in 

 June, July or August and be sure of plenty of fish. The 

 sport has its ever-to-be-remembered incidental enjoy- 

 ments. The changing colors of the sea and sky and the 

 movement of the water; the presence and actions of 

 myriads of birds ; the marine life and the serene aspects 

 of Nature — all these gladden the heart of the Nature 

 lover and make an impression as deep as the capture 

 of the fish. 



As you journey northward your thoughts will revert 

 to the incredulous friends who await your return, and 

 you must consider the form of report you will render 

 when you are asked the question put to Job thousands 

 of years ago : 



"Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook?" 

 The angler is cautioned that this question will be put by 

 friends whose ideas of a large fish go back to a certain 

 three-pound bass they captured over a decade before. 

 So if they wag their heads sagely when you tell them of 

 your exploits don't be crestfallen. True genius is rarely 

 appreciated in this world. The art of telling a plausible 

 story to your friends at home is sometimes harder than 

 it is to lay its foundation by the capture of the fish. 

 When your simple and truthful tale is derided as a 

 clumsy and ill-constructed story false upon its face, 

 you may find solace in reading these eloquent words of 

 a famous angler and great man— Grrover Cleveland: 

 "It is sometimes said that there is such close 

 relationship between mendacity and fishing that in 



