DEEP SEA FISHING
ZANE GREY’S PARTY (By Telecraph.—Pres* Association) THAMES, 11th February. Very highly delighted with the ex eellent 'sport he is having at- the inner bank off Great and Red Mercury Island, Mr Zane Grey is rapidly nearing his record of last season at Russell. His party’s catches on Saturday bring him within five fish of last season’s catch at Russell. Up to Saturday night the party had accounted for no fewer than 61 "game fish, all of which have been caught in a comparatively small radius and have been taken in six weeks as against 'the full season at- Russell, which produced 66 fish. On Friday Air Zane Grey caught a striped marlin weighing 3401 b, and a mako weighing 4201 b, whilst Captain Mitchell landed a swordfish weighing 3481 b.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 13 February 1929, Page 4
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133DEEP SEA FISHING Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 13 February 1929, Page 4
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