Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-18 | Page 18 | Gets Big One

Gets Big B g One S i S 'S SS S. S S' S S S Sik S 'S ik S i S k S I I William L. L Meikle Salt Laker Lands Pound round Swordfish'S SwordfisH S 'S Off San Diego Sword fishing has acquired a new follower Ho is William Villiam L. L Meikle of Salt Lake Lako City who captured a marlin nine and one-half one feet long and weighing over pounds August 27 about 16 miles off oft the San Diego coast Meikle was on the boat of Tommy Thompson former local air pilot Others in the party were Miss Marian Meikle sister of the new follower ver and Miss Helen Condas Condas Con- Con das both bolh of Salt Lake City Meikle who said that it took him four days to recover from the struggle gave a vivid description of the hour maneuvering After the huge fish struck he said it took a arun arun arun run of oC about yards It leaped out oit of the water about seven times took another run of approximately the same samo distance and then made madea a a. dash towards the boat Thompson Thomp Thomp- son at the helm sent the craft full speed ahead giving Meikle sufficient sufficient suf suf- time timeto to do some reeling The fish scraped the tho bottom of the 56 G- G I foot boat several times and it felt fel like he was upsetting us Meikle said The fish struck at the boat again breaking off a portion of its ita lower ower jaw when it tangled with the rudder Thompson landed a a short time later There were were a total of seven marlins on the line Une at different times during the day Thompson had been out 11 times earlier in the season but that was his first successful trip