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Revolution he was one of the most active and influential members of the Sons 
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am inclined to think from what he has told me 
and from what he has written, that he did not 
think this possible and got his by “hand¬ 
lining” from the shore, but, nevertheless, 
we are all indebted to him for having shown us 
that it is possible to take one at all with rod and 
reel. 
It is now to be seen up to what weight these 
fish can be successfully handled. That Canadian 
Tuna of 1,000 and 1,200 pounds exist, may be 
true, but we have yet to hear of a single authentic 
record of a fish having actually been weighed and 
found to be this weight. Personally, I believe 
that Mr. Mitchell’s fish of 710 pounds will long 
remain the world’s record, for the local fishermen 
who have seen fish they considered a thousand 
pounds, said that his fish was one of the largest, 
if not the largest they had ever seen. I might 
mention that this fish too was taken on a rod of 
mine, fitted with my rod rest, to which Mr. Myers 
calls attention, and without the use of which I 
hardly think that any Canadian Tuna will be 
landed. I may say this as I am in no way finan¬ 
cially interesteu in the invention and would 
therefore, like to give my brother sportsmen all 
the benefit I could of my experience. 
If I may presume to say so, I do not see the 
object Mr. Myers has in view in trying to land 
a Canadian Tuna on a 21-thread line, when he 
and everyone else excepting Mr. Ross and my¬ 
self have failed to do so on the 39 or 42-thread. 
As for 500 yards of it, this will not help the mat¬ 
ter at all, for if once the 500 yards gets taken out, 
it will be well-nigh impossible to get it back, and, 
moreover, if Mr. Myers will try the experiment 
of letting all this line out, and while towing it, 
try to reel it in he will find that probably its own 
weight will break it. This I have tried with 200 
yards of 18-thread line and found it would not 
bear its own weight; in all probability also he 
will damage his reel as I did mine, as being so 
tightly wound may spread the flanges. On the 
contrary, I am much more inclined to try at the 
outside 200 yards of a line, say of 60-thread. The 
two fish I landed last year of 520 and 480 pounds, 
respectively, did not get away with anything like 
this amount of line. This may of course have 
been due to the special brake I used of my own 
design, but the fact remains it did not, nor did 
Mr. Mitchell’s fish. J. Mitchell-Henry. 
SALMON IN NOVA SCOTIA. 
Digby, N. S„ May 10, 1915. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Four salmon killed in my river so far; i 8 j 4 , 
15, ioJ-2 and 11 pounds. I am enclosing letter 
from old Haggie, just received. No fishing up 
that way yet. H. A. P. Smith. 
P. S.—-You will appreciate this I know; being 
the old Indian’s best effort. 
Paradise, N. S., May. 
Sheriff Smith : 
Dear Friend, your letter risevd and I am send¬ 
ing you to Day 4 Flies. 
this River will not be Fit For Salmon Fishing 
For 2 Weeks longer the water is very Hige no 
Salmon caught up this way yet it has been So 
cold. Yours truly From Haggie. 
THE FARMER AND GAME BREEDING. 
North Rose, N. Y., June 7 > I 9 I 5 - 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
I wish to express my hearty appreciation to you 
for the article which appeared in the June Forest 
and Stream by Wm. B. Boulton, entitled “How 
Quail Can Be Planted Successfully.” It is one 
of the best articles on game conservation that I 
have ever read, in that it begins at the right place 
in increasing our game: i. e., “The Farmer.” 
The farmer is the only man who can successfully 
restock our game; but at present he is tied hand 
and foot by the laws. 
A year ago my brother and I wished to go into 
wild duck breeding so as to let some of our sur 
plus wild ducks go wild again, and thus help the 
shooting in our vicinity. We applied to the Con¬ 
servation Commission for a license so to do, bur 
it was refused on the ground that they were 
permitting only persons who were operating 
amusement parks to breed wild ducks. Now if 
seems to me that they are foolish in trying to 
discourage the farmer. It would be much bet¬ 
ter if the farmer were protected so that he could 
absolutely protect the game on his property, and 
in so doing the overflow of game on public and 
state lands would furnish double the amount now 
obtained and would also keep the rural public 
better satisfied. Hoping to hear of more good 
articles like Mr. Boulton’s, Very truly yours, 
Oscar S. Weed. 
Send us the name of a friend to whom we 
may mail a sample copy of Forest and Stream, 
with your compliments. 
