Douglas Island news., 1920-05-14
asblur banks. ia approximately 000 miles.

ore anchored Between Che two anchor lines is stretched another limo to which are fastened. as an average. 25O hooks. After two or threo hours men In dories haul-up Che anchor lines and collect Che hali- but
 Umbut feed at Che bottom of Ono ocean. showing but htuo fight as thcy are being hauled m.
 "Thars am interesting fact about Che hallbut" said Che captain. "He comes up on tho end Of line with- out struggle. It is possible that Che sudden change in Che pressure of Che water may stun him a bit Maybe his curiosity is aroused and he comes along with Che hook to see what comes next And Che second . bis nose strikes Che afr he's od like O shot Only a veteran fisherman knows what.to do. A stin blow on Che nose does Che work. TO miss Che blow means Go lose Che dah No hooks m Che world can hold Q big hmibut when he gets Into action.
 "spoahng Of big dsh. one hears . au sorts Of exaggerated accounts about Che size ol a halibut I've heard some people claim that halle but run to 500 pounds Personally . J havc mover seen a halibut that weighed more than 35O pounds have known Of cases In Seattle where crcws have landed a bigger ash possibly up Go 600 pounds That Gruro may safely be stated as Che biggest haubut chat has ever been brought to Seattle lf anyone tries to tcI you about a bigger Ash than that they're stringiug you. young ,clcr"
 Tho umid man who never walks mdcr ladder has no business aboard a haubut fishing boat Hau- but fishermen row around In dories at night with nothing in plight but ,be occasional flash Of a whItocap. and Che elcam or a tiny lantern put on top Of buoy for guidance. lt Is during Che night thot some of thc haIhu, fishermen lose their bets .u which thc.r lives are Che stakes and fate Che stakeholder Dorics oc- cas.onaIly are blown out Co sea. Some umc Che small boats up over May- bc Che fishermen are rescued. Maybe uol Ita an part Of days work.
 Quitting time never comes on board haHbut vessel Whom thc mon get tired they "Ie down" for few hours eat when they can and crowd In as much work as possible. When not actually Gsb.ug Che crew H ou board cleaning and storing Che hHbut
 Unlike Che cobblcr who is always wearing old shoes or the poorly dressed tailor. Che halibut fisherman dimes ou Che best ol .hIs catch chicken haubut These arc small Gsh. rangne u weight from three to scyon pounds One haubut steak lis a meal for thc average man ashore. but it takes about seven pounds Of chicken houbut to satisfy hc ordinary haibut fisherman.
 "No one eats more halibut than a balbut dshormau." declared a hali- but Gshormau and he ought Co know "Wc like lem boiled. best About a scyon-pomdcr Is just about right after a hard day's work t would cost thc average haibut man about tcn dollars to eat his du Of huIbut In one of these swell restau- unts"
 "Why is it that SO many men win take such chances. go chasing off to regions Of danger not knowing whether or not they win ever rec turn and not sure that there win be any profits after the trip?" one Of Che fishermen was asked
 "Ny grandfather was Asher man." he replied My father was a fisherman back In Norway My father taught me how Go Ash and iCs in Che blodd
 "Wc don't always lose you know Sometimes there is @ great plenty Of fish. Che market is up and Che weather is fine. That means big money an around. a pleasant yoy- ago and well at those times its wcot to Doc alive and great to be hal- n..,t r.r....,.r, H e.rffIn TIrnnr