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Merry Christmas 
and Good Health 

The National, State and Local 
Tuberculosis Associations of the 
United States 
————— 
756 
In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. 
friend of his from Philadelphia, a phy- 
sician weighing 220 pounds, and very 
strong, who was fifty per cent. more 
indiscreet than I—who baited a third 
time into a school of amberjack on a 
day when they were running from 30 
to 50 pounds. He landed the third one 
after a tussle of more than thirty min- 
utes, then sank into a chair. He told 
the guide to take the fish off and to 
put the rod away—that he believed he 
had had enough fishing for an entire 
life time in that one busy hour. 
It was afternoon, now, and every- 
body in the fleet either had his fill of 
fishing or was drowsy with too much 
fried chicken, and most of us sat talk- 
ing, except the guides. They kept at 
it, for a thirty-pound amberjack brings 
around $2 and it isn’t hard work to 
bring them in with the heavy hand- 
lines the guides use. It is merely a 
question of brawn. 
As I look back at it now, I’d like to 
drop a grunt overboard and feel that 
bolt of lightning at the other end of 
my line—but I had enough that day— 
and what a grand and glorious feeling 
to get enough fighting of that kind! 
Denizens of the Deep 
(Continued from page 722) 
is hot, ashore. Many men, retired from 
business, make the trip almost daily 
throughout the season and such experi- 
enced old hands gain renown and re- 
sults in getting lots of fish, much to 
the envy of the beginners. It is esti- 
mated that there are at least 10,000 
salt water anglers round and about 
greater New York and nearby Jersey 
towns who take advantage of the many 
craft of all sizes which ply the waters 
over the various big steamers which 
have been wrecked only a short dis- 
tance from land. 
HE Cholera Banks have been well 
known as a choice fishing ground 
since the great plague, indeed the name 
was first applied from the fact that 
during the cholera epidemic many 
people fled from the stricken city to 
dwell in ships just outside the bay. 
Having nothing to do for a pastime 
they started fishing and to their amaze- 
ment the catch was astonishingly large. 
Since that time it has remained so and 
is perhaps the finest fishing ground in 
the world. This is due to the fact that 
the ocean bed at a reasonable depth 
(about forty feet) and many miles in 
extent is covered with various species 
of shell fish upon which the different 
game fish find ample feed. 
Most deep sea anglers will tell you 
their favorite of all is the blackfish 
perhaps because they catch more of 
| them and they are quite gamy and an 
excellent table dish. They are exclus- 
ively a summer fish though not migra- 
tory. After the water is cold they crawl 
into the crevices of rocks and among 
the wrecks where they lie dormant 
through the winter, taking no food, as 
their vital functions are entirely or 
partially suspended. To be successful 
in fishing the tackle must be strong, 
especially the hooks, which are espe- 
cially made for this fish of a stout wire, 
small narrow bend to be easily taken 
in their small, bony mouth; their spe- 
cial feature is a strong double bite and 
powerful rapid surge away after being 
hooked. 
HE fluke is another favorite both 
for its gaminess and food qualities. 
They are aften caught of unusual size 
—twelve or fourteen pounds in weight. 
Our fluke is the same species as the 
British turbot; though highly prized 
it is comparatively scarce in their 
waters in comparison with the abund- 
ant supply on the Atlantic Coast from 
Maine to the Potomac. In the vicinity 
of New York it is caught from the 
middle of June until September when 
it is replaced by the smaller flat fish. 
The flounder, when caught in deep 
water, is much larger than those cap- 
tured in the inner bays both in early 
spring and late fall. The fluke has a 
big mouth and it is necessary to use 
a large powerful hook snelled on wire 
or heavy twisted gut for it is no child’s 
play to heave these heavy kicking fish 
from the water on the deck. 
The fastidious dry fly man has no 
ground whatever to sneer at salt water 
angling for the joy in the game and 
skill required is to my mind equally 
fascinating. You may do a little play- 
ing and fancy work with bass and trout 
on fine tackle, but you cannot do the 
same from a rocking boat at sea—what 
you must do is haul the captive in as 
soon as possible or you loose the prize 
—and it must be done with considerable 
strength of arm, too. 
Ip: all the varied branches of our 
favorite sport the expert deep sea 
angler commands respect though his 
rod may well be compared with a 
policeman’s “billy,” his line of sufficient 
strength to hang himself and his reel 
to a frying pan. Such tackle is the 
solution of the problem to get fish safe 
on the upper deck. 
It is not necessary to describe in de- 
tail what tackle to use or the method 
employed. Take a boat some day, sum- 
mer or winter, for inspection and visual 
instruction. You will be enlightened 
and learn far more from what you get 
than from written advice. You will 
be converted to go again, indeed, per- 
haps the captain will supply tackle, 
bait and advice; it all depends on the 
attitude you take. 
It will identify you. 

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