The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-24
THE BEST OF SPOTS
e3AATEsT CHARM FOR THE
ANGLER IS FREAK FISHING.
Varies the Gonotony Of Ordinary n.r.
suit Of the Finny Trlbe-Takins
Small Sharks with Rod
and Reel.

The Florida fishing season IL nov
q fall swing, and the disciples q
asaak Walton are pulling in tarpon
ktngnsh and jewish in the reeula.
ton manner. but for many amateurs
sFsak fishing has the greatest charm
Ito pursue devil fish with sail or mo.
tor boat or bait sharks and gan
them Is much sport
To say the least such freak work
varies the monotony of tarpon or
kingnsh angling. affords greater dan.
Ger and excitement, and occasionally
leeds Ia 'T4:fhat char pion of sea de.
wreck a boat il sawlsh, which will
carniyorous ash .can. Some of the
pounds, or more than twn, to 5000
least. So says Edward Vom rs. ne.
Of New York, an expert in such pur-
suits.
Mr.. Vom Hofe captures devil fish
&C Punta Rosa and southwark. his
largest Weighing over 1000 pounds.
He says he finds them in groups of
rom three to ten, floating on the
surface with the tide, feeding on fish.
Tor which they seem to fly under the
water with . vampirelike motion OF
their huge win. >.
Mr. Vom Hofe's views on the ham.
@eshead shark would Indicate that 1t
u mammal, like the whale, rather
than q fish. A female which weighed
upward Of 1.50O pounds he says, when
cut open was found to have % young
shark within weighing from three to
Dur pounds each. The hammerheads
are found on the bottom. They are
baited for with fish heads, the hooks
and lines being cast overheard In
> churn Of blood.
Mr.. Vom Hofe used smari stout
rope for his fish line when angling
Tor all kinds of sharks Attached is
. brake made OF rounded wood, split
n twain, which prevents the rapic
running Of the rope from burning the
hands. The rope is coiled on the
bottom Of the boat. When the ham.
merhead is hooked the boat lie
beached a. soon as possible, and the
shark is worked toward the shore
AZ soon a. the hammerhead ap.
proaches within distance he is gated
and dispatched.
There Is no finer sport than to
angle for small sharks with rod
and reel and hook specimens weigh
ing under 800 pounds. One Is fairly
safe In handling small sharks IL
armed with e good sto,;t fish knife
having six inches Of blade or even
. strong gan. The main thing is
TO get knife or gan home th~ b
the throat. the vital spot. befo:, AR
ing the Ash into boat or on a
wharf, otherwise they will fiercely
attack the angler and may snap on
. hand or foot.
Fish bites are somewhat poisonous,
md shark bite Is dangerously 90.
4 nah in swapping the hand will often
leaye a tooth point under the skin,
causing serious sore. Imme diata
cautesszation IL necessary for such
wounds. No person should go feh.
sAg for sharks without q stick Of
caustic nitrate Of silver) in his
pocket.
In fishing for large sharks the h.r
p0on becomes mans good friend, and
must be hurled with deadly aceu.
rAcy before the great fish is taken
aboard. In Florida the rope 10
passed ashore. IL possible, and .ae
shark dragged to the beach, wbers
there is room to kill him or let him
die naturally. At sea the tackle IL
riEged to the boom and the shark
hauled up to 1t. where his throat 10
cut. The wise angler who . ~',s q
big shark from q rowboat, W ia no
weapon but oars, discreetly cuts the
line II he cannot get his tackle
ashore. A large shark will, when
maddened, attack a rowboat and
smash II.
Such q shark, weighing nearly 1,oA0
pounds, would readily make kindling
wood Of q rowboat with his tcal and
Jaws.