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Show DEEP-SE- SPORTS FISHING A A New Frontier for Sportsmen By ERWIN A. BAUER blue day last bright ON spring in the A 12-year-- salt-wat- er Recently, for example, commercial jet pilot Stu Apte, who spends his spare time records, caught a breaking sailfish on line testing only five pounds. Previously he had caught the d tarpon, a 151 pounder, or. a flyrod in only 18 minutes. Until recently, Americans have always preferred to fish in eweet water. And it's no wonder because the country is laced with lakes and rivers abundant with many fresh-watspecies. But there has always been a fraternity of deep-se- a fishermen. They fished mostly off Florida and the nearby Bahamas, Southern California, or traveled to distant places on other continents. Although very exciting, not too many could afford the expensive sport. Nowadays that's all changedJn the past decade or so, less costly boats have made it possible for more outdoorsmen to explore salt water safely. Faster, more efficient transportation brought the seacoasts closer to everyone. And new developments in tackle and techniques have made it possible for anyone to get in on the action. Few places on earth can boast of so many fertile fishing holes and so many species of fish. Every summer giant blue-fi- n tuna cruise past the coast of Maine. Fishermen with beach buggies cast for striped bass from the beaches of Cape Cod; fall is the best time of year for both fishing and weather there. Chesapeake Bay is well known for striped bass (locally known as rockfish), and in autumn charter boats depart daily from Ocean City, Md., to look for white marlin. Excellent fishing extends all down the Virginia coast to North Carolina and Cape Hatteras, the hottest spots of all. This summer has been the best in memory for catching blue marlin. out of More- rod-and-r- 98-pou- nd world-recor- er ... or blessed in a worldly way . . . some people pious and are wont to say: "It was only by g the grace of God." This may reflect a worthy attitude of ap- weight toward God, but it doesn't necessarily reflect the unpreciation Distaff tide work at bringing in billfish. head City, N.C., and flute marlin were found near Oregon Inlet Still the best fishing of all occurs in the Hatteras surf when striped bass are migrating. Florida fishing is the best known to saltwater buffs. In late fall the sailfish show up in wholesale numbers in the Gulf Stream from Stuart south to the Keys. Snook lurk in inshore waters and bonefish are found on the lukewarm flats of the Keys. One hotspot, still largely undiscovered by serious fishermen, is the Gulf Coast off Panama City, Fla. Fall is the best time because dolphin and sailfish gather there. All of the Texas Gulf Coast is good, but that portion (Padre Island) from Corpus Christi to the Mexican border is great fishing country. Tarpon run in Aransas Pass at one end of Padre and Brazos de Santiago Pass on the other. In Laguna Madre behind the Island is the best spotted weakfish and redfish angling anywhere. Southern California waters from Long Beach to San Diego, and offshore to Santa Catalina and San Clemente, are well known for the runs of albacore, yellowtails, and tuna. San Francisco Bay has striped bass. Coos Bay, Ore., is good for salmon, but Puget Sound is better. Although a good many anglers still use the heavy traditional tackle, especially for the very large fish, the trend is all toward making the fishing tougher and more challenging with frail gear. On this light tackle, any fish has a better chance to fight and to escape. More and more anglers also prefer artificial bait. Their philosophy is to fool the fish, not to feed them. New electronic devices and techniques have been helpful, too. The sonar instruments used to spot submarines now locate shoals, bars, reefs, as well as schools of fish. The frontiers of sport fishing nowadays are in the salt. And for many of the most serious frontiersmen, all the silver loving cups and engraved plates wouldn't match catching game fish with light tackle. And more often than not, they release the fish alive to fight again another day. with which every Christian should be familiar. Lacking space to describe them here, we have published an interesting pocket-sizpamphlet called "GRACE Without It, You're Dead"... and e we will be happy to send you a derstanding of divine grace every Christian should have. copy free upon your request. This new pamphlet covers such In general, grace has been fined as a supernatural gift topics as "The Supernatural Sate" ..."Grace-Wh- at Is It?"... "Actual Grace" ,.. "Other Kinds dein- fused in the soul, making it pleasing to God. 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