Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-04

CONGRESSMAN c. G. Conn, Max Low
enthal and DIR, w. N. Villas were elect
ed active members at the meeting.
L. d. Baker was made official pho
tographer of the Tuna club and stop
will be put to the practice of standing
alongside a stuffed fish with pinchback
rod and reel in hand and SNUG smile,
thus rejecting on the accomplishments
and ability of known experts in the
gentle art.
The Catalina Light Tackle club. find
ing itself with q large sum of money
accumulated in the treasury from the
sale of buttons at a profit, thanks to
Secretary Sharp, has decided to give
back the money to the fishermen by
awarding a series of medallions for the
largest fish caught during the season,
gold medallion being given for the
largest of each variety, a silver medal
lion for second largest and bronze
medallion for third largest. Yellowtail,
black and white sea bass, yellowtin,
tuna and albacore are the varieties
named with separate prizes offered for
the largest yellowtail taken at Cata-
lima and Clemente, with the proviso
that no medallion will be awarded on
yellowfin tuna of less than thirty-tive
pounds.
The differentiation between Catalina
and Clemente catches, for which so
vigorous a fight was waged last sum-
mer by the champions of true sports
manship, has been carried far enough
to suit all it's champions. Not only has
the Light Tackle club recognized the
justice of the contention. but the Tuna
club in the three-six competition has
decided to stamp all cards won on Gle
mente yellowtail with the word "Cle-
mente" so as to protect those who re-
main loyal to Catalina, where 1t Is
harder to hook big fish than it is at
the farther island.
Trophies to Be Kept
The Light Tackle clubs medallions
will be things of beauty and the Win
ners will be privileged to keep them,
new ones being put up each season.
| Hitherto the anglers have had the
pleasure of their names being engraved
on a bar suspended to medal, and
| possession will be a novel pleasure. All
other trophies and prizes still are open
to the anglers 1t should not be under
stood that three-six tackle is necessary
! to qualify for these medallions. The
old Light Tackle club rules of five
foot, six-ounce tip and fourteen-inch
butt still hold, although the three-six
tackle, coming considerably within
these specifications, of course is ELI
gible. As everything at Catalina, and
/
thought" in angling methods, the list
of trophies and prizes that might be
won by a duly qualified Southern Cali
! fornia Rod and Reel club man who is
in good standing in the three-six divis-
| ion would freight fair sized boat.
The season for awarding prizes in
| the three-siX divisions will be concur
rent with those now in force but the
cards and buttons or pins may be won
the year round.
The Light Tackle medallions will cost
approximately $35 each for gold, Sc for
silver and 81 for bronze. They will be
of about the size of dollar, handsome
ly embossed. and it is confidently pre-
dicted that they will be the most beau
| tiful trophies ever offered
The Potter cup for three-six is re-
stricted to Catalina yellowtail only. Mr..
Potter has offered the Shaver rod he
won last year with the biggest yellow
tail for the largest this summer. Sam
uel A. Barron has agreed to put up a
Shaver rod for the largest fish caught
at Clemente on three-six and to dupli-
cate the offer for Catalina also. Such,
at least. is the report.