The sun., 1918-07-14
JERSEY ORGANIZES
ANEW TUNA CLUB
Angler who Takes Largest
Fish to Be President;
Buttons for Prizes.
WERTHEIM HOLDS RECORD

New Jersey has y brand new fishing
club. It is the Tuila Club of New Jer-
sey, and the purpose OF the club !s 20
promote the taking Of tuna with rod
and reel on the Atlantac coast.
At present the new club has only a
secretary and treasured the presidency
going to the member catching the larg-
est fish during the seasSn TO serve as
president during the following year
Also the member catching the second
largest fish during the seascn serves az
vice-president during the following year
There are no other officers.
The charter members include Van
Camper Heilner. secretary and treas
urer. assistant editor OF Ffid dad
Stream, who Is familiar with big game
fishes, having angled for them in At
lantic, Pacific and Gulf waters; Jacob
wertheim, who holds the record for the
largest tuna taken on the Jersey coast
with rod and reel. a fish OF 2s6 pounds
caught off Seabright September 10. 1915;
William Soheer. who pays a salary
during the tuna season to various fisher
men to telegraph him when tuna are IN
the waters; william +. Richmond Q,
Spring Lake. n. j., an ardent angler OF
the Jersey coast. and Joseph Living
stone of New York. who Is devoted to
sea fishing generally.
The active membership at present con-
sists OF seventeen anglers, among them
F. B. Alexander former tennis champion
and regarded as the father OF the sport
OF tuna fishing along the Jersey coast
Joe Cawthorn, who once had a tuna defy
him for two hours and thirty-flve min
utes, finally escaping: B. w. Crownn-
shield. who holds the worlds record FOR
tarpon TWENTY-FIVE fish from sun 10
SUM Zane and r. c. Grey. both o,
them known for their light tackle ah-
ties and Zane as a writer Of fishing
stories that are literature; f. +. Warner.
publisher OF Field and Stream. equally
at home with rod and gun f. w. Pick
ford. follower OF the channel bass; ".
A. Leavitt. Jr., another devotee OF the
channel bass A. F. Meisselbach, a vet
eran at the fishing game; William Blur.
]. Maxwell Bullock. F. r. Crowninsheld,
at home with the tarpon OF Florida; B
G. Finke, John c. Hemmrich. Francis p.
Rawle and Otto and Walter Scheer.
The tackle specifications of the Tuna
Club OF New Jersey say that the rod
must be of wood. consisting OF but,
and tip and to be not shorter than 6
feet Q inches over all. TIP must not be
less than 8 feet in length and to we'gl
not more than 1s ounces. The line -
be a standard linen line not 10 exceed
"a thread.
For fish Of over 400 pounds heavier
tackle may be used, line not TO exceed
81 thread.
The club will award buttons "a TO-
lows: Blue button for tuna o. 10
pounds or over. bronze, 80 pounds Plus
silver, 100 pounds plus, and gold, 400
pounds plus.
A special button will be awarded q
the member taking tuna Of 30 pounds
or over on light tackle. Light tackle as
defined by the rules. includes wood ro1.
butt and tip not shorter than feer over
all butt not over Il inches IN lo0r'a
and TO weigh not more than 6 ounces,
Line not TO exceed standard thread.
I, The Tuna Club Of New jersey is ire
, second one of It's kind on the Atlantic
coast, the other being the Atlantic Tuna
! Club OF Block Island.