Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-26
REPORTS OF BIG
CATCHES SCARCE
TUNA CLUB MEMBERS TRYING
FOR TROPHIES
List of Prizes Issued by Catalina Or
ganizatlon Gives Anglers Plenty
of Scope-Annual Tourney
Is Now On

Is Now On
Summer fishing, and especially that part
o. she sport Tns cpb Tl has beer
| rather slow this season, or else the An
nanias club had been too interested In
the. roll of honor presented by L. Rooseo
| welt to get real busy. Reports of large
catches of fish of extraordinary size have
| been lax in the extreme and little OF
note has been recorded.
| The Tuna clubs annual tournament
| opened in May, but If any record hauls
| are made before the close of the event,
the first day of October, they will come
| later in the season, as not a vestige or
anything approaching a catch of tuna,
| black sea bass or sword fish has thus far
been reported These fish are all rated
| in class A during the continuance of the
| tourney and like all else in the club s
| list must be caught with rod and reel.
| The rod must not weigh more than SIN
| teen ounces and must be less than feet
9 inches in length while the standard "a
strand line is the regular thing for the
purpose.
Glass in the clubs list gives the an
gler a much wider scope and greater OPP
portunity to display his skill. Albicore,
yelowfin tuna. white sea bass, yellow
tail, etc, are all included, and as they
are usually abundant off Catalina S
shores many catches will undoubtedly be
made. The regulation pole is confined to
tips not less than five feet in length six
the size of the butt. The standard nine
thread linen line is to be used.
For this seasons tourney, which be
gan in May sixteen trophies have been
presented to be awarded at the close OF
the season in October. OF course, to any
one not a member of the Tuna club, the
membership. is the most valued prize in
the lot. but the others, which are as fol-
lows. are also well worth any angler s
time:
List of Prizes
No. l. Tuna club silver loving cup,
donated by the Banning company-For the
largest leaping tuna of the season over
100 pounds. The cup remains the property
of the club. the name of the winner beng
engraved upon it. 1t is the most interest
ing and hardly contested cup of any sea
angling club in the world.
No. 2 the Montgomery silver cup, pre-
sented by Montgomery Bros, Los An
geles-This trophy becomes the property
of the angler who shall hold the tuna
record 200 pounds or over) three sue
cessive years.
hardly contested for medal tells re-
markable story of almost incredible con-
tests with the greatest game fish known
on the annals of sea angling. 1t bears the
name of winning anglers and remains the
property of the club, the name of the sue
cessful angler being added every year. No
event in the entire range of sea angling
lends more honor to the sea angler than
this medal, which goes to the angler TAX
ing the largest leaping tuna of the season
over 100 pounds
No. 4, Tuna club gold button-The angler
taking the largest tuna of the season be-
comes eligible to and receives the gold
button of the Tuna club, an insignia
Showing a gold tuna on a blue back
ground with name of the club known all
over the world as an evidence of remark
able contests with the king of large game
fishes taken with the tackle and specified
by the club.
No. s. Edward Vom Hofe prize-For ex-
ceeding the club record, rod and reel,
donated by Edward Vom Hofe of New
York city (tuna).
No. 6. the Morehouse tuna cup-Col.
Morehouse, eX-president of the Tuna club,
offers a silver cup to the angler who will
exceed his record under the Tuna club
rules.
Frederick Holder of Pasadena, founder of
the Tuna club, offers a silver cup to be
known as the sword fish cup, to be con-
tested for under the rules The angler
taking the heaviest fish of the season
shall have his name engraved on the cup.
By securing this record for two sue
cessive years he becomes the owner of the
cup.
For exceeding the club record.
No. 8, Rider-Ma comber gold medal-The
medal goes to the angler taking the
largest fish of the season.
the largest yellowtail of the season. John
F. Francis gold medal; winners name to
be engraved on gold bar each season,
medal to be property of the club.
Philadelphia, Pa, awards cup for the
largest bonito of the season, to be won
three times.
Arthur Jerome Eddy, president of the
Light Tackle club of Avalon, offers a cup
for the largest yellowtail of the season,
Light Tackle club rules, 16-ounce rod, O.
thread line, etc.
No. 49, the Nordlinger ladies' cup, pre-
sented by S. Nordlinger & Sons-The lady
taking the largest yellowtail of the season
will have her name engraved on the cup.
No. IA, Tuna club white sea bass gold
medal-The angler taking the largest fish
of the season, over sixty pounds weight
(9-thread line, etc) shall have his name
engraved on the bar.
No. Is, albacore silver medal (Germo
Alalonga)-The angler taking the largest
albacore of the season, over forty pounds
(9-thread line, etc. shall have his name
engraved on the bar.
No. 16, yellow fin tuna cup (yellow fin
Germo maculatus)-The angler taking the
largest fish of the season (9-thread line,
etc. shall have his name engraved on the
cup.
Rules-All catches must be reported at
once to a member of the weighing COM
mittee, weighed in his presence and
posted. Tackle must be exhibited with
Anglers shall fish with but one rod at
time and take fish absolutely unaided.
The club recommends a (2) thread line
for leaping tuna, black sea bass and
sword fish, and No. for all other fish.
Resident weighing committee-T. S.
Manning, chairman; E. l.. Doran, w. II.
Burnham, l.. p. Streeter and L. H. Brew
ster.
From the present looks of things the
prize most strived for by members of the
club will not leave its present resting
place this year. This is the trophy for
exceeding the present tuna weight record
and is now held by Col. Morehouse of
Pasadena with his catch of a 251 FOUNDER
in the season of 1900. The fish gated by
Mrs E. N. Dickerson the following year
is next in line, but it fell far short of the
Morehouse tuna, weighing but ZIG pounds
Indications are that but few tuna, If
any at all, will be caught this season.
The flying fish, which formerly attracted
the big fellows in large quantities. have
almost completely disappeared, and as a
consequence the tuna are also making
themselves scarce. However the en-
thusiasts are hoping for return of the
flyers, and with them the reappearance