Tarpon Fishing Enthusiasm and Gear Details
Tarpon fishing is praised as the acme of angling though costly tackle limits participation. The silver king roams Atlantic waters from Long Island to Brazil with breeding grounds near Porto Rico.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1904
Page
6
Tarpon fishing is praised as the acme of angling though costly tackle limits participation. The silver king roams Atlantic waters from Long Island to Brazil with breeding grounds near Porto Rico.
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