The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 96

4-F TIIE MIAMI HERALp "Wednesday July 4 1979 I Aults Hook Lead In Swordfish Test 1 1 11 "-I 1 -A 'I 14 By JIM HARDIE Haral! Fishing Wrlfar Ten minutes after the start of the Miami Swordfish Tournament the radio on the 135-foot research vessel Oregon II crackled the news that two fish were hooked action came so suddenly after the start I figured we were in for a great said marine biologist Monty Lopez who was on the National Marine Fisheries ship Six swordfish were brought to the weigh-in at Miami Beach Rod and Reel Club Tuesday morning including an 85-pounder by defending champion Harold Turbyfill and two Hawk a 201-pounder caught and a 1 88 Yj -pounder by his was boated at 9:32 pm by with Captain Ty a 71-pound fish caught in water on a squid bait with a drifted 250 feet below the surface point-per-pound the father-son Ault with 389 4 points Tim Strike 26 is second with 99 points and Turbyfill third with 85 Sam Henson is fourth with 71 and Terry Palmer fifth with 49 45 The 22-boat fleet was out again at 9 pm Tuesday with weigh-in open to the public am at the Rod and Reel Club on Hibiscus Island They fish again tonight and wind up Thursday night Biologist Ed Houde and associates from the University of Miami examined each fish Four fish (99 71 202 and 4912) were males and two (1888 and 85 were females) Four of the fish had stomachs filled with fresh squid and two had empty stomachs are especially interested in the catch and the Houde said the present time we have no evidence of any dramatic decline in the The two big fish Monday night were caught in 1200 feet of water Joseph Ault hooked his fish at 10:30 with a bait 150 feet below the surface and fought it two hours Son Thomas got a hook-up at 1:45 am with a bait 300 feet down and fought the fish 90 minutes BILL FRAKES Miami Herakj staff Swordfish Lifted From Sea Hawk and Thomas Ault landed lico fish the first night t- sv I v' '1'h j- 5 A A 'Jv- 1 tJTt ri FISHING jim hardia 1 seen we brought home only three fish each Russell Kanner who runs a pizza place in North Miami is an avid partyboat fisherman who loves to catch yellowtails He fishes different' boats not a pro fisherman and not a fish Kanner said I was top rod on the Captain Jack out of Whale Harbor June 25 I got 32 yellowtails and 22 'people on the boat brought in close to What does Kanner consider a fair and reasonable catch? expect a guy to get three fish and sit he said Bonanza Turns Into Fishing Fiasco Plans Confirmed By WBA From Htraid Wlro Sorvicot The World Boxing Association has acknowledged receipt of a letter from three-time champion Muhammad Ali announcing his plans to officially retire Thursday WBA President Fernando Man-dry Galindez said Tuesday in Caracas Venezuela that he received word from Ali that the fighter plans to announce his retirement during a party at the Los Angeles "That was all the information I received in a brief letter signed by Ali and dated June Galindez said have to wait until Thursday when Ali makes his announcement Before that we (the WBA) cannot do he said Ali twice undisputed world heavyweight champion and currently holder of the WBA title announced last Tuesday that he was retiring Ali 37 claims he has turned down offers for as much as $50 million to fight again He will continue to fight occasional exhibitions More Boxing THE WBA selected Roberto Duran a welterweight from Pana-I ma as its boxer of the month Willard Ross Brymer was released from Nevada State Prison after serving a 16-month sentence for the 1976 shooting death of Argentine boxer Oscar Bonavena Brymer served out the entire sentence and will not be on parole Football OAKLAND RAIDER tight end Dave Casper is seeking to renegotiate his contract Casper was quoted In a story by the San Francisco Examiner as saying he may not report to camp decided if I will go to Casper said current contract is reported to be about $125000 and has two years to go Oregon State and UCLA will play a Pacific-10 conference game in Tokyo on Nov 30 1980 Notre Dame and the University of Miami are scheduled to play there JL ltlClCl this season on Nov 25 8 IfVi 7 -Ac fc- f4 xr Nl '4( a A 'I 201-PouncI Joseph Yellowtail The yellowtail-snapper being enjoyed in the Keys than a month is threatening into the yellowtail-snapper The situation is this: Calm on the weekends is hundreds of boats despite shortage and some people advantage of the trying to fill every available with fish despite the the number What is a fair and catch? Ask 10 people and different answers WAS QUITE appalling that someone in your would condone the taking large number of fish by said David Gilman Beach He was referring to made on an Islamorada on which 30 fishermen 95 yellowtail Gilman says a catch of averaging three-to-four should be a reasonable limit averaged our catch he would 4 A v- i know ali those days we go and a famine no fish to speak of in it for the sport and not a fish IS 32 YELLOWTAILS an excessive catch for one person? a person takes home to the family is a fair he said is different None of my fish were What about a 10-fish limit? would not go for he said What about the size? under a pound and a half should be thrown he said Are there fish hogs? there are fish hogs" he said "There are people going out in small boats and big boats and bringing them in by the hundreds They are pros and they are taking advantage of the aboard the Sea by Joseph Ault son Thomas The first fish Sam Henson on Hamilton It was 1300 feet of chemical light At a team is out front Choate on the catching her first bonefish a 5 impounder in Kings Bay Channel As a footnote she said she had recovered nicely from a barracuda bite that required 44 stitches The fish hooked by a companion in her boat jumped and struck her in the back with its razor-sharp teeth "Needless to say I freaked out from the she said I am over it now and back to an excellent opportunity to get a solid education in sports angling from knot-tying to kite fishing in an 18-hour course being offered by Florida International University South Florida Anglers Club and North Miami Beach Parks are cooperating with FIU in the fishing classes They will be conducted from 7 to 10 pm Mondays and Wednesdays at the Tamiami campus and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the North Miami Beach campus The course begins next week For details phone FIU from 1 1 am to 3 pm at 552-2255 or call Jim Burns at 245-5178 JIM BURNS says individuals and families interested in fishing have BURGLAR KING 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convince the state to grant it tax-exempt status He said that if the state does not grant the exemption the committee could lose between $15000 and $28000 on ticket revenue from the competition Lewi denied however that any mistake had been made and said that even if the committee had no hope of getting tax-exempt it still would have set its ticket prices at the same level Jader Takes Lead In Transpacific LOS ANGELES (UPI) Jader an 80-foot ketch from Dover Del breezed into the lead Tuesday on the fourth day of the 2225-mile Transpacific yacht race from Los Angeles to Hawaii Jader racing in Class A was 1582 miles from the finish line near Honolulu JACK NICKL ty ytirlit thf- W'irtH ht i Other Sports DEFENDING champion Dave Davis and 16 of this top 20 Professional Bowlers Association money winners are among the entries in the $70000 Fresno (Calif) Open which begins today About 200 employes of the Capital District Off-Track Betting Corp in Albany NY remained off the job and continued to picket despite a court order to return to work The workers are striking for higher wages The Denver Nuggets have reached agreement with free agents Charlie Scott and Anthony Roberts and expect to sign the players within days Both players played for the Nuggets last season and became free agents when their contracts expired A suit is expected to be filed this week by Louisiana Attorney General William Guste against the Jazz franchise which recently moved from New Orleans to Salt Lake City The NBA also will be named in the suit planned to bring in the NBA because if they permitted the Jazz to transfer it really means there is a restraint of trade in the form of an antitrust violation against the state because the state the domed stadium Superdome in a position to bring in another team to take the Guste said Cleveland Cavaliers owner Nick Mileti has called a team meeting for Saturday to gather on the situation including the choice for a coach to replace Bill Fitch Fitch resigned to accept a similar position with the Celtics "It probably is unusual to ask their the opinion but I think they appreciate the opportunity to express their Mileti said Steve Scott went ahead with 50 yards to go and edged Eamonn Coghlan in the featured mile race of an international track meet in Stockholm Play Better Golf with IF VOU GENERALLY STRIKE THE esALU 'PRETTY SWELL FALL SHORT LONG OR VWIDE OF A LOT OF TARGET DO SOME WORK ON YOUR VISUALIZATION PROCESSES foEFORE YOU HIT RND EVEN BEFORE YOU SELECT A CLUB SY- SKSt START FULLY ANA ZING ALL THE FACTORS THAT WiLU DECIDE THE TYPE OF SHOT YOU'LL PLAY NEYT VISUALIZE SPECIFIC SHOT FLYING TO YOUR TARGET ACTUALLY "SEE- IT IN YOUR MIND'S EYE FINALLY IMAGINE AND MENTALLY "FEEL" THE SWING YOU NEED TO MAKE THE SHOT ONLY THEN DRAW OUT A CLUB AND CO INTO ACTION if 1.