The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-01-06
HEMlNCWAYS HAVE
LARGEST SAILFISH'
In HOME HERE
UNOFFICIAL WORLDS REC
ORD CATCH WENT TO NINE
FEET EIGHT INCHES: RE-
VIEW K. w. SPORT FISHES

Worlds record for SailfiSh is
1872 pounds but Ernest Heming-
way, noted writer and Key West
resident, landed one measuring
nine feet eight inches off Key
West, which topped all weights
for the beautiful gamy sails. This
sailfish is at present mounted in
Mr.. Hemingway's residence here.
Other names for sailfish are
spike-fish, boihoo, Guebucu,
Aqua Prieta. They are dis
tributed in the West Indies and
warmer parts of the Atlantic. 1t
feeds on mullet, BALLAD and other
fish and has a fair food value. 40
to $40 reels with .021 line while
rods used range from 6 to IL OF.
according to the fight desired.
Tuna found in these waters are
about Is pounds. 1t belongs to
the mackerel family, feeds on fly
ing fish, sardines and herring and
has a good food value. Heaviest
amberjack caught weighed 106
pounds. Key West catches fire.
quently go to go and 80 pounds.
1t belongs to the pompano family
and feeds on mullet, shrimp,
shedder crabs and has an excel
lent food value. 1t is also known
as great amber-fish and coro-
nado.
Record Tarpon 247 lbs.
Tarpon, found in the Bay chan
nels, are known as silverfish, sill
yer king, Sabalo with the heaviest
fish on record weighing 247
pounds. 1t feeds principally on
mullet off the banks. Little or
no food value. Sailfish tackle will
do nicely for this fish. Albacore,
known also as alilonghi, german
and long filmed albacore belongs
to the mackerel family. Largest
caught weighed 66A pounds.
The sporty, iridescent dolphin,
never licked feed on flying fish,
mullet, sardines, herring and has
a fair food value. Largest caught
weighed SO pounds. Key West
catches often go between 20 and
80 pounds. Crevalle jack, known
also as a toro, horse crevalle, ca
vally, jack crevalle is a salt wa
ter fish with muscular develop
ment equal to an ordinary fish
twice its size. Largest caught was
100 pounds. 1t feeds on anchovy
fish, shrimp and has a fair food
value.
Largest wahoo caught weighed
1244 pounds. 1t has exceptional
speed and power, feeds on mullet
and silversides and has a fair
food value. 1t is known also as
peto, guarapucu, queen fish.
Largest East Coast wahoo was
landed at Long Key and weighed
70 pounds. The vicious great bar
racuda found in these waters are
known as the picuda, sea tiger,
Florida barracuda. Heaviest fish
caught went to 103A pounds. 1t
is as vicious as a shark and has
excess fighting ability. 1t feeds
on mullet, flying fish, strip bait.
Bonefish Record 1874
Bone fish, never brought in
alive, are known as lady fish,
macabi, banana fish Sanducha
with the heaviest fish on record
weighing 1874 pounds. Feeds on
shrimp, silversides, soldier crabs,
sand crabs, green crabs and has a
fair food value. Spanish mack
erel record is 81 pounds. Feeds
on anchovies, silversides, spiny
lobster, crabs, menhaden, shrimp,
and has an excellent food value.
Largest shark was caught in
the White Sea and weighed 998
pounds. Largest permit tipped
the scales at 81 1-8. Largest
snook was 49R. Largest king
fish, another fine food fish, was
1914 pounds.