Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-28
BY JAMES w. JUMP
Especial Star. Bulletin Correspondeuccr
Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. II.


Editor Star Bulletin: -. H.. 49, /. j.
| am sending you by same mail a
picture of 10 swordfish taken on rod
and reel in one day from my launch,
the Sea Scout, off San Clemente
Island last month This catch consti.
tutes the worlds record swordfiSn
catch in one day from one launch Oh
rod and reel The anglers were DR..
J. A Wiborn, Robert Jump (my SOM,
and myself The largest fish weighed
POI pounds; the smallest l27ls
pounds. ..-...
The present season has been the
lest for swordfish in the history Of
the Tuna Club of Santa Catalina
Island. While many were taken in
Catalina waters, by far the greatest
number were caught off San Gle
mente. Next season Catalina may be
the better place; you never can tell. !
Waters Alive Some Days
On some days the water would liter
aIly be alive with the monsters. Dur
ing the month of September Is sword
fish were taken on rod and reel from
the Sea Scout alone. Swordflsh are
still being taken, but the season IS
practically over for this year.
Am. aldo sending you snap shots OF
swordfish jumping after being hooked.
It was difficult to secure good pc
lures. as the fish were very: swirl ana
cratic in their movements.
A Local Catch
Just received from Mr.. f. H. Paris
photograph of the "swordflsh
photographed by him in the market a.
Honolulu. From the picture and Mt
Paris description am inclined to pc
lieye that it is a genuine sailflsh, suen
as is found in East Indian waters, ana
which is described at some length IN
Dr Charles Frederick HOldens DOCK
| "Game Fishes of the World His
fish is a terrific fighter, and II ne Ire
0uents Hawaiian waters your anglers
have something big to look forward To
Am inclined to think that tne ~,
ida sailfish, so called, is not tne ls..,
article. but is more ike, the Hahn
CTetrapturus Mitsukuril), or sPeai
fish as it is now called by the Iui"
Clnb to distinguish it from the brottu
Killed swordfish (Ziphias) OF southern
california and Atlantic waters.
Marlin in Waters Here
am firmly convinced thal the t,io :.
In or speafish is to be touna IL
goodlv numbers in Hawaiian .Wdtel : !,
onIv nobody has gone after theilI |i 10
rod and reel systematlcal?' Ia" ~',
- 80 on myself last winter, as Hou
une brt II got away because l was
not rugged properly tor s"ol L qt rInb ie
Now that the Hawaii una oiuD,
attracting anglers and provluihs au,,
ahle facilities, | am sure that sMo' =,
f;sb will be found in numbers anu =,
cize To satisfy the most eAdctile7
and enthusiastic anglers.
II might be of interest to your Teau
orc to saw something about angling Iol
swordfish in southern Cahlortl e
Xafers the system pursued, method o.
| fishing, ETC. T.: @... ..>
REGULATION Tackle Used
The regulation tuna tackle Is .nsen
but styles in sworifisnlng nav
| changed IN the past two or tl IRE.
years. Formerly anglers rsed t2'
kite and sled to a slight extent, as L
angling for tuna, and the boat was run
| slowly. three or four miles an hour
| with the bait let out to distance o.
| $50 feet or even more. when tht
swordfish took the hait-usually VerA
| gently-line was paid out and N;
angler did not strike" until he was
sure the fish had swallowed the bait
Nowadays a different system is pur
sued "Teasers" in the shape OF sev
eraI flying fish tied to short lines at
trolled behind the boat at distance
! of from i to 30 feet, while thi
anglers bait trolls behind some d
feet out The idea is, of course, to at
tract the swordfish and induce then
to strike the bait-hard. =":...~.
"Here They Come"
| Everybody On board keeps a sharI
! lookout. When the Swordfish ar
seen headed for the bait, the shout is
Here they GOMEZ" and the '.teasers'
are pulled in as rapidly as possible
so that the anglers bait will be III,
only one left. ..... -.
Often, however, the swordfish get
There first Sometimes one Wi:
snatch two or three teasers IN success
sion before they can be pulled OF
board; which gives pretty good ide;
| of the swiftness and certainty witt
which they strike when attracted Il
this manner. ..... .....~.
/ Very we'll We will suppose tina
/ the "teasers'' are out of the way AM
Il that the swordfish has taken the bal
with rush that makes the angle
strike" for dear life