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Fig. 11. — Mr. Frederick Adams with his Cocos Island sailfish, 9 feet 7 inches 

 long, 120 pounds. The large tiger shark on the deck weighed about 230 pounds. 

 It was brought in by the President after a tug-of-war of an hour and 36 minutes. 

 It was the heaviest fish of the cruise caught with rod and reel. 



