The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
SHARKING WITH TROUT ROD
CAPTURING THE TIGER OF THE
SEA IN GREATER NEW FORK.

ing-PorRy Bait, n Ten-Ounce Rod and
600 Feet of Limo the Tackle Required
How the Sea Cannibal Fights for His Life
"we don't mind them follows much. because
they give us lots of snort" said the veteran
bayman as he placed his fingers In the
mouth OF n seventy pound leopard shark
and threw it out Of the boat upon the float.
IL took nearly an hour to land that fellow,
You sac VS. baymen fish for a living II a
gentleman wants to fsh for shark. why We
can accommodate him. Tho man had with
me to- day was n dead Rame.sport Ho said
he was tired OF pulling in small weaknsh. and
he wanted TO know II | could not furnish him
something more exciting told him there
we're shatks in the bay. and there WAS n cbance
that he might hook ono. but didn't want to
bet on Il, because there might not be any
around when he got on the fishing ground
told him I knew there were shorks in tho bav
hecause nv hrother md Al phillips ch.sed a
big ak footer bluebnck through Duok Crack
tho other day with a catboat. They say he
swan like thief. Those bIusbacks arc cow.
ards. anyway. VOL. tho gentleman said ne
was willing TO take the risk and as he was
paying it didn't make any difference to me.
would have taken him out after porgies or
started he toli nv. I h.a hssn t,rnon s.h,ne
in Florida ssver.I t,mss but :, cont him a los
of moneS I "ns he ' eooant ,orS to 40 ,ny
mora Thon bs eot ~ ,ooSina around ths
.. % % vnr, ~ ,or .J h lux a,'u td Inv
her.. a, he co"Id hr soins s,v.r.l bundr.S
miles away. He said he didn't care to eat the
FISH he caught, anyway. but he did like the
sport Oh ca'ch'ne mem
He told me-" continued the veteran. as he
~. s't C into m,h.1ulep on .ne no.e.
80 Nv BIO 10" il."u.o' ~, 'n"'
81. ~ roiss,oa "a -. "a hssa
, sta'es f!sn oo,n III 'soion' anu u. h"u uoon
Just as good game fishing in the Great South.
in Prince, and Jomnic, bav, Al there wa in
Florida and the Thousand Islands. He said
that he had trolled for two days in the st.
lawrence ana never STRUCK muskeiionee. ana
he had nearly died OF heat and mosquito bites
in Florida while waiting for tarpon to take
, aoIo' ile knew ioo apou. nen, pu. .auRne
with him He said hs had been studyinR an
on shark. and rad learned that there Wer.
bay. ons .nnd bn "s
shark Tho ,hovsI-no,. and tho Ison.rd asnd
he had all their scientific names down fine.
"ot course. he couldn't tell me any thing
ABOUT SHARKS IN Jamaica bay, Dut no Knew q
lot about other sharks. Now. you wouldn't
believe It hardly, but he awore there was $50
,tr.r., ,t, - L.., IT, A.. - 49,.
dlnsrent xmas OF sharks In the sea. ana they
run all the way from three feet to forty feet IN
lenetb and twenty different kinds of dop6sh
W. nr. thor,anda -, daoe.h ~ ~. $500
we we haNo .housanus OF uoRnsh IN tns pay now.
This Is the season Of the year whom they.ah-
nov us fishermen tho most. They run about
three or four loot in l.ngtb Eat AM M.
'hree Ut lour leet III ionsth. Eat em' NO.
they are not good to eat But the sharkman
told me they were eaten in China and japan
-, a., ,. .I IT, ni .. g.,
IVY INC poor people IN Ihis country 'hes arc
caught off the coast OF Massachusetts. Maine
and Cane Ann nv mon who mnke a business az
oa,ohinr ,h.n, ,or ,h.ir III :, t,La. I 400
u ,, 'heA' 'or 'hs'r OIL ~ 'akse i.ooo
livors to mako barrel OF oil. and many poor
follow with weak lungs who thinks he ia drink
,ny ood ,l,v.r I'll 10 ro,llv no,rIr a dogssh ~,
ihE coi-h'er OIL ID ieaiy pouring uoehsh OIL
down his throat. In Maine. the sharknah man
said tho bodies Of tho doRGsh we're ground I'D
81 ,,od 30 ta..ut,, ~. To-, 81 l., IA III.
onu useu 10 ier''ll"e INC ian L. anu IN olo ,Iine
when wood was scarce the fishermen on Gaze
God used to dry the dog6sh for fuel
"I con,dn,t begin 70 t.T vou all h. told m.