TARPON; TARPUM

Tarpon atlanticus
CAST

This beautiful, silvery fish, much like a gigantic herring, occurs on the Atlantic Coast from Brazil to the Gulf of Mexico and northward to Cape Cod in summer. It is a very active swimmer, darting into schools of other fish and devouring them rapidly. When caught in a seine, the tarpon frequently tears the net or jumps clear of it above the water.

Even a strong line is snapped easily. To land a five-foot tarpon with a small rod and reel is claimed to be the most exciting event in all sport fishing.

Caught and presented by George Edward Lewis, '30

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Cast prepared by V. Rexor Short⁹ R. C. Morrill, 1934