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Tuna Club white buttons date back to 1913 and Boschen's taking of a 355-pound broadbill swordfish which he caught on heavy tackle. “W. C. Boschen was the strongest fisherman we ever had. He was a little slow in hooking the fish, but once he had one hooked, it was as good as taken. He never fished from a chair, always from a belt socket. As far as I remember he never broke but one rod. He was a marvelous fisherman.” | |||
The fishing season of 1917 at Catalina Island was a most successful one. Great schools of tuna made their appearance and afforded much sport. Three hundred and sixty-two tuna were taken during the season and the largest fish weighed 136¼ pounds. Mr. Boschen landed 13 fish weighing 985 pounds in one day’s fishing. | The fishing season of 1917 at Catalina Island was a most successful one. Great schools of tuna made their appearance and afforded much sport. Three hundred and sixty-two tuna were taken during the season and the largest fish weighed 136¼ pounds. Mr. Boschen landed 13 fish weighing 985 pounds in one day’s fishing. | ||
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BOSCHEN, W. C. ( - )
Tuna Club white buttons date back to 1913 and Boschen's taking of a 355-pound broadbill swordfish which he caught on heavy tackle. “W. C. Boschen was the strongest fisherman we ever had. He was a little slow in hooking the fish, but once he had one hooked, it was as good as taken. He never fished from a chair, always from a belt socket. As far as I remember he never broke but one rod. He was a marvelous fisherman.”
The fishing season of 1917 at Catalina Island was a most successful one. Great schools of tuna made their appearance and afforded much sport. Three hundred and sixty-two tuna were taken during the season and the largest fish weighed 136¼ pounds. Mr. Boschen landed 13 fish weighing 985 pounds in one day’s fishing.
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