The sun., 1918-12-29
FLORIDA AWAITS
Big GAME ANGLERS
Sentiment Favors More Sports
manship and Less Fish;
Record Holders.
SEASON BEGINS JANUARY 1

LoNd KEY, Fla, Dec S.-Already
guides are oongregating here waiting for
the big game anglers of 1919 who come
from all parts of the United States to
try their angling skill on the sporting
fishes Of Florida.
Long Key has tarpon. sailfsh, dolphin,
amberjack. barracuda, kingfish. bonehsh
and such rare Ash as the wahoo tpeto)
cobia and African pompano have been
taken. The Long Key Fishing Clue
was organized In 1917 ITO develop the
best and finest traits of sport, to re-
strict the killing of fish. TO educate the
inexperienced angler by helping him and
10 promote rood fellowship" Zane Grey
Ia the president, Fred G. n, Parke Sec
rotary and L. p. Schultz treasurer.
Sentiment among anglers now here Is
cry stalliEing round the slogan OF van
Camper Heilner, Keep only those hsh
which you wish for mounting or which
you know will break n long held record
Release all the rest"
Men and women who come TO Florida
for the first time and desire TO impress
their friends on shore often bring In
large catches of fish which are often
wasted. The tendency is to make these
men and women appreciate the fact THAI
the best angler Is not the man VINO
catches the most fish.
The angler who has any regard for
his own reputation no longer desires 10
| see himself in a photograph
with FISH, but with n or two big hsh
! to show his skill with rod and line
| There are others, however, unappreci-
| alive OF the marvellous conditions that
| exist in Florida, who still stick to the
idea that they must bring in a record
| catch OF fish in numbers TO show their
skill.
Long Key fs n coral island 100 miles
below Miami, with the Gulf OF Mexico on
one side and the Atlantic on the other
Out of the endless variety OF fishes the
club, whose fees are small and induce
ments large, has selected six species Tor
recognition, tarpon. sailtish, arnOerJack
barracuda. bonefish ana klnSilsh. al
game, hard fighting fish.
Tarpon may be caught from January
TO Ma, embarjack and kingfish are win
ter month fishes, and the savage, Nora'
cioua barracuda. with teeth like tigers
can be taken at n time.
The bonefsh ls here all season. bu'
grows more plentiful as spring ad
vances. According to the men who haN'
taken this small tish. II Is the strangest
ganlest and most difficult fish to catch
/ COllD1TNble 10 II Is llt - E'''i'S
running UP to ninety pounds, n wonder
full leaper. and a fish of peculiar moods
now wary and then rs-venous. but alvayE
owing to its queer strike and bony mouth
exceedingly hard 10 capture.
In the tarpon and amherjack class, tn
tackle specifications include: Rod to b
Of wood, butt and tip. not shorter thai
six feet nine inches over all. TIL no
less than five Feet in length and 70 weig'
not over sixteen ounces. Line not to eN
coed standard twenty-four thread 70
arberiack and thirty for tarpon. TIL!
, number thirty IL permitted because o
fishing under the viaducts.
In tho catfish, barracuda and kingts
: class a tarpon rod Is allowed, but In
limo must not exceed standard twenty
= one thread.
In the bonefsh class the rod must b
OF wood. not shorter than six feet ove
TIP not less than five feet in lengt
and TO weigh not more than six ounce
/, Line not to exceed standard nine threa'
9 Buttons Given for Game Fish.