STRIPED MARLIN CAUGHT.
(From Our Correspondent.) WHAKGARoU, Wednesday. The first ewordfish tVbe caught here this eeason was brought in to-day by Mr. P. R. F. Thode, of Whangaroa*. It was a striped marlin of 2501b, and gave a splendid fight for almost an hour. .Swordfish and mako sharks are now increasing, and Mr. Thode had three strikes in addition to the marlin he caught.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 15, 19 January 1939, Page 20
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