DEEP-SEA FISHING'S EASY!—A Nieu fisherman, when fishing with hook and line from his Samoan canoe, caught this large swordfish, weighing about 2501 b, and managed to secure his catch after a severe struggle, though the fish was almost as big as the frail canoe itself.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 161, 9 June 1939, Page 4
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45DEEP-SEA FISHING'S EASY!—A Nieu fisherman, when fishing with hook and line from his Samoan canoe, caught this large swordfish, weighing about 2501b, and managed to secure his catch after a severe struggle, though the fish was almost as big as the frail canoe itself. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 161, 9 June 1939, Page 4
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