BIG FISH AT FIJI.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20098, 8 November 1928, Page 14

BIG FISH AT FIJI.

SPORT WITH HUGE WALU.

LASH WITH THE TAIL. HALF-AN-HOUR'S STRUGGLE. [l'ltOM (HJU own COIIIIKSI'ONPENT.] SUVA. Nov. 1 As more and more is becoming known about the bit; fish to lie found in Fijian waters tin eolorry is becoming more attractive to deep sea fishermen. There have lieeu many recent reports of lug fish having been caught not, far from Suva. The-most recent, was the landing of a huge walu, weighing 1331b., caught by Mr. Q. 11. Lee when trolling from the cuttei Dui liana, lie was using a No. 7 spinner in the vicinity of Mount Washington. Kadava, when he hooked the walu. Jumping into the dinghy, which was being towed astern, he commenced to haul it in The skipper of the cutter, a Fijian, joined him. When the fish came alongside the boat the skipper made to catch it by the tail. Suddenly the fish struggled, and, lashing out with its tail, caught tho Fijian across the chest and threw him sprawling in the bottom of tho boat. It was half an hour buloie tho fish was played out. On board the cutter lie was slung up and found to measiac hft. 3in. Mr. Lee placed his arms round' it where its girth was greatest and Ins finger tips would not meet by a foot Monster sunfish have been seen freq icntly in the, past few weeks and swordtisli, though not so plentiful as at Tahiti, are by ro means unknown. A big walu yesterday jumped right over a motorlaunch with a cabin 4ft. high and landed in a fruit punt on the other side.