Rocky Mount Telegram from Rocky Mount, North Carolina • 17

Rocky Mount, N. C. Telegram Thursday, May 20, T9TN-33 -J Part One Of A Four Part Series, N. C. Deep Sea Fishingm Major hj A Day In The Life Of A Charter Boat Captain And A Fisherman their mates; and the angler's June 6, 1971 and ends on know-how and.

plusx- June. 12, 1971. The perience, pays, tburtiament at Morehead City, landing one of these large North Carolina begins on fish. For the angler, the result Monday, June 14, .1971 and THE BLUE MARLIN (Makaira Nigricans) This marine specie has a worldwide distinction in the oceans of the world. They are located in warm and tem As the vessel approaches the Gulf Stream, the baits are put out and the line is attached to the outrigger The-anticipation and excitement increases as the angler takes his place in the chair and watches the bait skip along the his environment and appear to look around for the adversary who hooked him.

Then he will dive to resume the battle for life. After a one or two-hour battle (sometimes more), the sweat dripping from his body and mounted is a mamn to be perate waters and regarded highly by the salt water sports League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING 100 a 01-iva, Murcer, N.Y., .374.. RUNS Yastrzemskl, Bosk, 29; Buford, 27; Oliva, 27. RUNS BATTED IN -Kill-ebrew, 31; Bando, 26. HITS Oliva, 50; To-var, 49.

DOUBLES Cardenas, 11; Northrup, Det, 10; Killebrew, Minn.v 10; Oliva, 10. TRIPLES Unser, HOME RUNS Oliva, Cash, W. Horton, White, N.Y. Otis, K.C., J. Powell, STOLEN BASES Camp-- aneris, Oak.J3-jPJiSi.K,.CaO water.

Teasers are also put aching back muscles, brings out as to attract the marlin his catch alongside to be hook ends on Saturday, June 19, 1971. It should be noted that the Blue Marlin landed in 1970 were unusually large in size (average weight 400 pounds) than in previous years. Let's go Marlin fishing! The challenge is awaiting you. angler, i.e., for its fighting ability, size, and the soort of and placed iir his den or the challenge of making the catch, and privilege of releasing the monster to be caught again someday by another angler. The Blue Marlin Tournament at Hatteras, North Carolina begins on Sunday, been found north of New Jersey coast but at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, they are not nearly ready to spawn.

The small marlin resemble the young sailfish," apparently, a typical early development stage of fishes. At approximately 2 inches, the young Bule Marlin shows the reticulate, chain-like of lateral 1 lines; at 8 inches long, the dorsal is uniformly high and the lateral lines are more clearly visible. The upper and lower jaws are equal length, and the pectoral fins are quite short; at 3 feet long, it will weigh approximately 5 pounds and resemble a spearfish; at been enticed to the surface-to investigate the skipping bait but after a brief evaluation, tHey swing away and dive again. Sometimes these fish take the bait and after a short battle the hook is torn loose or the line breaks; the marlin then returns to the deep after gaining his freedom, maybe to give, another angler a. battle for life, someday.

The Morehead City Tournament lasted 4V2 days, and, 7 Blue Marlin, 2 White Marlin, and 1 Sailfish were caught. There were no releases. There were approximately 62 Billfish in bait at this tournament. The above catches of billfish landing one of these large creatures. However, this specie is also sought in many parts of the world by com mercial fishermen for the fine ed and brought aboard the vessel (boated).

Today, more than ever, the conservation-minded salt water sports anglers are releasing more and more Blue Marlin and numerous White Marlin. These marlin are released if the angler has no purpose to bring them is sports fishing at its best. quality of its meat- It is the to the surface. This story of man and his love for game fish is as ancient as history itself. But today, its continuity brings a challenge, a victory, or defeat.

A marlin fisherman must possess stamina, fortitude, power, and patience. With the sun beating down on him and -the taste of salt water on his JipS, he wait's for the big one -eHtafes largest of the fishes. The characteristics of (gm Hwe You Trie the Blue -Marlin are as follows? The low dorsal fin and high anal fin; the round feet, it weighs 30 pounds The annual Marlin Tourna- WI producediinthe-operationr-Thr-Tesul'r iue ooay oeiore tne tirst anal This specie undertakes a to results for the vear is the excellency of the private and charter boat captains and Iin; its lateral line is most I 1 i In Hardware InTarboro pitching 5 Decisions Sie-bert, 7-0, 1.000, 1.69; Blue, 9-1, .900, 1.14. STRIKEOUTS Blue, 86; Lolich, 65. peculiar, which shows a chain- depending on the seasop, I.e.;" the vessel' will 'yell" and the "caught" at" Hatteras like pattern of irregular, hex- movingnortlr- in warmi mate jumps-at once- looking- during the four-day event plus agons on the' skin.

The spear ---wpafhrnnrt- is siHooui in general, i weather: The Blue Marlin is bait the ffsh has. Yr 1913 ATt AMTI IS CO NT" the Blue Marlin is dark steelv- citement is at its aDex durine NATIONAL LEAGUE and baiiiisn, whicn were caught and released. The tournament anglers had 72 Blue Marlin in bait, i.e., these unusual species of fish had blue on the dorsal area, fading to. a silvery-white on the ven- BATTING 100 at bats this moment. As the big 'fish-i.

takes the bait and realizes he 319 Main St. TARBORO, N. C. tral side. The sides of the is hooked, he will leap from Garr, W.Davis, L.A., RUNS Bonds, S.F., 37; Bench, 32.

RUNS BATTED IN Star-gell, 33; H. Aaron, 32. HITS Garr, 64; W.Davis, L.A.j 58. MP DOUBLES Simmons, St.L., 12; Mays, S.F., 11. TRIPLES Clemen te, a carnivorous and its favorite food is 6quid and octopuses.

Tuna and Bonito are also a favorite food. (Some Blue Marlin have been found with young swordfish in their stomachs. )' The Blue Marlin is commonly found in the Atlantic Ocean as far north as Cape Cod; however, the principal center of abundance is further south, i.e., off the North Carolina coast, They range as far south as Uruguay. (Some have been found off the coast of France to Capetown, South Africa.) A vast majority of Blue Marlin are caught by fishermen. The salt water angler uses the method of trolling with the favorite bait of ballyhoo, mullet, strip, bait, flying fish; they will also take artificial lures.

More yj. The following is a day in 5 Chic, W.Davis, L.A., 4. body are usually marked by a series of. light colored vertical bars. The Pacific Blue Marlin is larger than the' Atlantic Marlin.

The largest Atlantic Blue Marlin weighed 845 pounds Hatteras, North Carolina holds the International Game Fish Association Record for the third largest Blue Marlin -caught in the Atlantic (810 pounds, 130 pound test line, caught June 11, 1962, by Gary Stakes, Charger. Boat The largest Blue Marlin ever caught was-taken-ff-Hawaii in July 1969 from the Charter Boat "Coreene captained by Cornelius Choy and weighed 1,805 pounds. It was not recognized; by the International Game Fish Association. HOME RUNS Stargell, MM 13; H.Aaron, 13; Bench, 13. STOLEN BASES Brock, St.L., 15; Harrelson, N.Y., 12.

PITCHING 5 Decisions Dierker, Houst.y 6-l, .857, 2.29; JJohnson, S.F., 5-1, .833, 0.96. -STRIKEOUTS Seaver, N.Y.,, 77; Jenkins, Chic, TUBELESS REPLACES REGULAR 2ND PLUS BLACKWALL F.t.T. SIZE EACH EACH A78-13 6 00-13 24.00 12.00 1.99 E78-U 7.35-U 28.00 14.00 2.37" F78-U 7.75-14 30.00 1 5.00 T54 G78-U 8.25-14 33.00 16.50 2.69 H78U4 g.5544 36.0(1 8.00 2.95- F78-15 7.75-15 30.00 15.002.62 G78-15 8.158.25-15 33.00 16.50 2.80 8.458.55-15 36.00 .18.00 3.01 I 'And Trade-in Tire Off Your Cor. Whitewolls $3 More Each. the life of a charter boat cap- Davidson The tam-ahdfaaltvater-Hangler-Pacific Blue Marlin which still who desires to pursue a Blue stands in a 1,153 pounder caught on August 21, 1969 by The captain and their mates Greg D.

Perez at Ritidian rise early 3:00 A.M.) 25 Slates if for the The big Blue Marhns are their charter boat fDIIi always females; males seldom obtain a weight of over 300 pounds. The spawning habits' of the Blue Marlin are relatively unknown i but an educated guess is The Blue -Marlin produce from 2-5 million eggs per spawning. Females ready to spawn have day's run. You can find them busy fixing bait, i.e., mullet, Spanish mackerel, bonito, and squid, which will be used to catch Blue Marlin. The members of the party usually come in an hour or twe later and then the crew and party are ready for the run to the Gulf Stream.

YOUR CHOICE 2nd 22-78 OR GARLAND Game Card DAVIDSON. -Davidson College will play a 25-game schedule inl-rathletie director Diy Tom Scott announced today. The Wildcats, who will be seeking fheir fifth straight regular season championship in the Southern Conference, play nine times in the Charlotte Coliseum. Davidson will play South Carolina, Clemson, West Virgin i Princeton Dayton and Pittsburgh, plus two games in the Charlotte Invitational, at the Coliseum, The season opens December 4 against Clemson in Charlotte. It is the first of four season openers the Wildcats will have in Charlotte against the Tigers.

Coach Terry Holland's team City Recreation Sports Report WHEN YOU BUY 1ST AT REG. PRICE PLUS 1.76 TO 3.19 F.E.T. EACH AND TRADES ENGLEWOOD LITTLE Eastern Electric edged Planters Bank, 7-6, scoring conference one run in the first trame, will meet si teams at Johnston Gym on campus. The Wildcats have won 59 consecutive games there "I thought we had a good schedule last year," Dr. Scott two the fourtn, one tne fifth and three in the sixth.

Planters scored three in the first, one in the second, and two in the fifth. --rieading-hitters for Eastern Electric "were Rocky Speight with-two triples and-a-single QQjtH said "But I think this one Ill is even better. We now have and Mike Bottoms with two Phillips Fibers defeated Stoney Creek, 13-9, with six in the third on a double, three singles and four errors, four in the fifth on a homer, double, two singles and an error, an done each in. the first, fourth and seventh. Stoney Creek scored four the first, two in the second and three in the fifth.

Leading hitters for Phillips were Ken Hayes with'a homer and a single, Joe Thames, Wayne. Addy and Courtney Parrish with a double and single each, and Pete Williams with two singles. Top hitters for Stoney Creek were Lynwood Hagans with a triple and a single and Jim Johnson and Richard Bottoms with two singles each. and Generator swamped Union Tire, 21-5, with four in the first on a double, two singles and two a home-and-home-agreemen' gles. with South Carolina we are starting a four-year contract Top hitters for Planttrs Bank were Chuck Kennedy with a honwr and a single and Scott Nichols with two 'with clemson and the Chariot Inviaitional with VPI, Georgia Tech and Rutgers is highly improved.

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