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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
10
The narrative follows Norman Caldwell and companions aboard a towed teaser near Hook Island and Hayman as they chase marlin and mackerel. Baron and Baroness land several catches while heavy fishing drama unfolds with a forty pound plus mackerel and a larger, elusive sea monster. The tale blends dialogue about size and thrill with vivid island imagery and sailing peril.
WILLIAM SOUTHAM donated a trophy to the Big Game Anglers' Club at Bermagui for the heaviest tunny on lines under 12 thread in the 1948 29 season. The Baron saw a monster shark appear as a tunny was lost, then he and Baroness shark fished, capturing a 480 lb whaler and two other sharks. The party, including Mr Moran and G Stevenson, chartered the Down and reported big time fishing prospects, the torch battery lighting dramatic underwater scenes before the torch fell overboard.
In Bermagui Bay residents witnessed a dramatic catch sequence as a striped marlin neared the wharf. Charles Stewart of Sydney nabbed the 314lb striped marlin, winning a £100 trophy for heaviest of its kind, part of a season tally that included 25 striped marlin and 19 black marlin among 268 fish.
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