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Store was so crowded that when I reached around to scratch 
tny back three girls slapped my face. 
Off Albemarle Pt. and over to Redonde rock good tuna. Between Revilla- 
where 
hxxftadxKitigxB gegados and Virgin? Rock 90 tons in 2 hrs. Down toward/Banks Bay 
enters Tagus channel some remarkable hauls. Malpelo several boats filled up at 
one time. 
Wahoos dangerous to pick up. One man had throat badly cut. One of men 
aboard here ____________ _was bitten across base of thumb and has 
a bad scar to show for it, because when he puts a strain on it, it tends to 
break open, in spite of fact he tapes it. Get awfully tired when fish run well. 
One time in Galapagos got such large tuna had to put k poles on, use live bait 
on hook with large fish, because if ball strikes fish they tend to go down 
(disappear) with bait, wait for fish to take hook gives men rest. Get so tired 
lifting fish starts with salt water, burns them under arms, a little leather apron 
for pole rest, chafes legs, have to keep going. And passing fish back to 
hold is back-breaking work. Like larger fish for passing—not so much slopping 
on to ice. Little fish have to stoop too a£ much and often. But big fish are 
so hard to lift with poles. When one line of k poles breaks, fish gets away. 
Salvatore says he likes 15-20 fish for pole fishing, goes quick and easy. One 
time off Revillagegados (between them and Consag Rock) got 125 tons one day, 
but lost a man overboard, and would have made more but for time lost looking 
for him. Was so tired probably went right down. Wear boots, with exhaustion 
is just too much. 
