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LANDED BIG TUNA AND FOOLED SHARK At sunrise the other morning while fishing at Santa Catalina Island California Robert Jump son of James W Jumn of Los Angeles who holds the light tackle record for tuna nearly came up to Dads record and at the same time almost lost his prize fish to a shark seeking an early morning breakfast Robert is a light tackle angler and naturally his fathers record fisli eighty and threequarter pounds taken last year on light tackle tip not less than five feet iu length weight six ounces and ninethread line has been a source of pride to this angling family but also a record to be sur ¬ passed if possible by the younger man Although Robert Jump did not reach his fathers record hi raised the previous record made in 1913 by K Rochester a fellow townsman a half iioimil Mr Jumps fish weighed seventyeight and onequarter pounds poundsHe He was alone in the boat at the time and was off Pebble Beach says an account in the New York Sun when at sunrise a tuna rose to the surface and snapped the kite line bait Before Mr Jump could get the fortyone foot ranger into a position to assist him the tuna had taken out 200 feet of the ninethread line The struggle lasted for forty five minutes until by hard pumping the lone angler got the fish close to the boat when a big shark appeared appearedThen Then said Mr Jump 350 feet of line disap ¬ peared off the reel quicker than I van tell you youThe The tuna seemed terrified of the shark It pulled and tugged until the rod throbbed as if it was attached to an electric vibrator I got back the line inch by inch and foot by foot footEvery Every once in a while I would try to dodge this shark ahead astern but always it clung to the sixt where my tuna had disappeared or where my line cut into the water When the fish came near the boat the shark swam leisurely around me wait ¬ ing for an easy breakfast I outmanenvered the shark however and he did not get my prize American Field
