A MONSTER KING FISH.
’lhe picture of th** large king fish max remind some of our readers of what is, next to shark-fishing, the most exciting sport to be had with the line in our New Zealand waters. The king fish is <>nl\ caught with a very stout line ami a very strong hook, and from the juxtaposition of the rod and basket in the picture, one must not infer that he succumbed to such slight tackle. Perhaps the fisherman means us to infer as much, but then fishermen and their stories are proverbially unreliable*.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue IV, 26 July 1902, Page 219
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95A MONSTER KING FISH. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXIX, Issue IV, 26 July 1902, Page 219
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