WELL-KNOWN IN U.S.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 65, 18 March 1938, Page 3

WELL-KNOWN IN U.S.

GAME FISHING IN N.Z. DOMINION'S ATTRACTIONS. REStJXT CF PUB LICIT Y. "Publicity in the United States has drawn wide attention to the attractions of deep-sea fishinjr off the Xew Zealand cna<t. sai<! Mr. V. .Taconiini. an engineer, of Houston. Texas, who arrived bv the Monterey to-day 011 his way to Sydnev on a business trip. The visitor said that so nianv toferciices ha<l appeared in tho American papers with illustrations. „f flshin- in cw -ealaiul that many American aiuTlers were looking forward to makin™a \isit. Mi, Jaeomitii is accompanied bv his wife, and both of them arc keen anplers. I hey liad hoped to get some deeVsoa nshing close to Aucklaiul. but 011 learning that the best grounds were a. considerable distance awav thev arc anticipating being able to'make the necessary arrangements later on. Alt. -Taconiini said there was excellent h.-hiug in the (Julf of Mexico, and close to Houston. One of their best fighting fish was tlie tarpon, which ran from 1001b to I.iOlb. and another was the sailfish. a relative of the s\vor<llish familv. The method of trolling was the same as in New Zealand, and the tarpon were generally taken close inshore, and just clear of the breakers. Mr. .laconiini has also fished at Catalina Island, off the ("alifornian < oast, which is regarded as the home i for swordfishing in the I'nited States. He added that the fishing there was still •uorxl.