'The sea, all the time, was very rough and' all hands were wet} through. We shipped quite heavy' water at times. The weather being js0 rough was most unlucky as it is jusnally fine weather at this time of year. All I could do was to troll backwards and forwards at the entrance, over the same ground all [the time. However, after a cor siderable ime, there was something doing, I got a fich on that took tremendous run, and then suddenly stopped. I roded in for all 1 iwas worth but want of experience think I could get him in kly, so gave him all the pressure I could and brought him close up the boat, then he went away with the hook, against a full brake 0 Thad to tet him out again, This ]was after fighting about 20 minutes T again applied some pressure and as ho did not stop, T applied the thumb brake as well and the obvious thing happened. Of course the line broke at about 600 feet. I will say no more about this; it wa merely a case of being too eager. But I would give a lot to know what. fish that was. soon put on another hook, this time, an ordinary salmon spo small, and landed another bass. This was quite a small fish weighing about 3 1b. At this time, the sun had come out strong at intervals so T went ashore, landed on a sandy beach under the lee of one of the headlands, to have lunch and dry my clothes jon the beach. At 2 pan, I returned to the same place and found the sea had moderated a little, but did not get another strike. I returned at 4 pam. dead tired as the rolling and tossing of the launch was most Ging: Thad a light dinner and promptly went to seep But not Mithowt having my leg. polled by Xifor not bringing home a large
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