SPECTACULAR BIG GAME FISHING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 February 1929, Page 6

SPECTACULAR BIG GAME FISHING.

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SANE GREY PARTY’S TOTAL 47.

v . ’ 'THAMES, Last Night.. \ ester day, Zane Grey’s party took lour swordfish /-and one juako. The Ashing was most spectacular, * since three boats struck a fish at the same moment and in the launch Zane Grey two fish wore lighting at once. Oiltins launch, Eomer Grey and Mr. Carney each had a fish on at the same time. The morning proved most" favourable for fish, since a run of marlin has set in on the coast these fish feeding on a school of trcv-alli. Up till mid-day, five minutes was sufficient to hook a swordfish. Tn Carney’s case, his fish jumped 22 times amidst the encircling launches, from which a wonder! nl series of movies was obtained, and also a set of photos unique in the history of lug game angling in New Zealand. This fish went fully 50 yards on its tail upright above the surfaceof the wafer.

Romer Grey's fbh was not so active but it breached a number of times. At the same time, the launch Wariotno, with Mr. Reynolds’ party from Eamillon, was fast to a marlin and Zane Grey himself was aNo fast to a marlin. All those four swordies were being, played within an area, of less’than an acre, breaching and fighting amongst the launches. Fn the launch Waiomo, Mr. Morpeth lost his fish but other launches killed, tl-em. R. Carney Haunch Zane Grey)

.-.■a light u striped i;:;trliit of Slolbs. Rmin-r Grey in the same launch simultaneously hoohmi strip'-d marlin of LMOIbs. Zone Grey. in the launch Alma G. took a striped rrinri'ni of 30()lbs. These three fish won; landed together. Later in the day. Homer Grey got. fast to a make, which lie landed after a hard fight. It weighed JOOlbs. Then Zane Grey get last to a small bat, hard-fighting marlin of 2oOlbs weight, which put up the. b(‘st <!isple.y of the day, breadline 17 timo.s in amongst If 10 launches.

Captain ’.M it obeli trolled the ether bank unsuccessfully but att-mpto* to gaff a huge turtle, which was over live foot across the shell. Tins day’s five tlsh brings the total of the party's catch to 47, which includes mako and striped marlin only, and not including common sharks that have been caught.