The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-31
TtRPON Avn UNt
Compared h, an Espert In Zach. Mr. y cray
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p.r,,v tho last two ,car. I have read 80
manv urti..es N Fo'6st drf NT"an opn'"ru-
ipy 'arpan versus tuna fishing mat I think
.cghrp. n few words FROM 70 man who has
allied 10th f-h nav ~ ha ou' of place
Il, ts not easy 20 compare IA" two kinds -
fishing. nor ~ say which fsh T. more game.
Tic ,lrvpn or the tuna. iUr they ac' very
differently II IL safe 10 say that they are
imtued with quite different ideas "hcl iir1t
hooked The taruon has no fear - boat
or alderman Ms only idea Il. ~ shake tho
hook loose. and To- do ;his he iumns out ~
the water and will 20 So several tIUcs y
Won nght HIM hard The harder Won iSht
liM tie more he Junp~ a'd NE gui't"t ne
COR, 70 81 So hG tSs, n "I ifpe ,'' and XII IN
"a ffdrvuy have heard ui H-h Tint have
taken mere. but en- only teIlns u my own
e,Ierlruee r." turt, on N" .nnir nv, u
Oh m a Wild rush IL" moment De- Ieel. NE
hook. and have had $50 feet 81 I'm" 'aken
from mo before ! could ,s''p IA. i-l ne
perlaf ~ irc, then sounds rs Il rue from
that time on II D.. a question oi pumving,,
ga. hy loving Won about With proper
u,,"E,c 'cit,cr an should D" Killed ard sahcd
n Won nrc fortunate enough 10 hook Your
tuna m IA" upper Iaw snd hold han hard
during his first run be comes 10 the surface
practically rovusd. AID II. YOU ara, quick
4, taxes but a lew minutes 20 oi'hg nm 70
s'rhs method OF fishing for tuna Ia to troll
from a power launch or from a row boat
a,tcrn Of such "a launch. with a fyingfsh
for bait The tuna follows the bait. strikes
al tho head and turns rs he strikes, 40 that
n, is generally hooked in the corner Of tho
mouth and makes his run with has mouth
closed To XII I'm ia smch 'I,sS You sn ma nt
catalina hundreds Of feet deep When your
nsh sounds. II you wait a few moments he
vii discover ,hnt the pressure - tho water
L.. -. .A,V.f.rtnlln nAaIRT fha knTfAttA
The great depth Of water - an, advantage
as we'll as a discomfort 10 the FISH
I proved to my own satisfaction years
since that every tarpon should be brought
TO gan within thirty minutes, and went 70
Ca,aline Island To see u III" same could 10"
done with the tuna, with the following re-
suit
June 5. tuna. $50 pound. how 60 minutes
June a. tuna. los pound, ~ minutes.
June .. tuna. l2a pound. 10 minutes tuna. iot
June 4; una; 4. pou9,G.' e. minute; tuna; IS
pojiu mHs 4 luna. % pounds. IS minutes. luna. los
pounds, IL minutes. tuna. o. pounds. s minutes.
luna. 100 pounds. . minutes tuna. ls pounds. 20
To,si. Thirteen nsh. IAN pound.
fought NV frat iish with n rod that had
= iav IN 1t, and tho reel was siread hy the see
| Oh tho tlirtccn. and FIVE. Of them I killed in
| one day in ~ hours, nshing used a N,on,
Of No .? HAL line. aad a Van Week tarpon
| trolling hook viii swivel and Iiano WIRE
snood
The leaplng tuna do not 'un,p after being
looked 81 do when chasing schools or
: Il .irrfsh. hence the crlthct.
Now, to answer the question, Which is
the moro game 'hr nsh thct stands and
fights. tho 'arpon; ~. IN" tuna, IT, ASH that
, rIu. away, then holds on and Nights To tho
| last momcnt2 sNy tho tarIor. let there
ia no sen fishing sensation equal 20 tho frst
grand run oI n hooked tuna, and he Is q harder
Nsh 10 Nil thnn M" 'arpon. Try H. The
season T. from June / 20 luly Is.
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